Admission

Entering students should have advanced level competency in Chinese and are expected to have completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with an undergraduate major in Chinese (or its equivalent) before matriculation with an undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.2 in the major and 3.0 overall (on a 4.0 scale). Students whose preparation is deficient in certain areas may be required to do remedial work after admission to the program. Such work will not be counted toward the degree.

Non-native speakers of English who are not U.S. citizens are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or other accepted English Proficiency examinations. Please refer to the application instructions for International Students at the UMass Graduate School website. Due to the many challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese M.A. Program has waived the GRE requirement for Fall 2023 admission consideration.