Admissions

To be considered for admission, students should have the equivalent of three years of Japanese language training at the University of Wisconsin and excellent essay-writing skills in English. Fourth-year proficiency is required to be considered for Teaching Assistantships in Japanese language.

Those students whose achievement in the M.A. program is considered superior (as determined by the faculty committee on the basis of the course record and M.A. examination results) are eligible to enter the Ph.D. program. Students applying for the Ph.D. program with an M.A. in Japanese literature from another institution will be given a qualifying examination during their first year in residence to determine their eligibility for the Ph.D. program.

Information on application procedures and forms is available here:

http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/easian/apps.gr/applications.htm

Application deadline for University Fellowship consideration: Dec 1

Application deadline for Teaching Assistant consideration: Jan 15

Application deadline for admission consideration: Apr 15