Applying for Admission

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Application Checklist

The following eight parts of the application will be submitted electronically as part of the online application:
  • Fellowship Application (submitted, along with ALL other materials, by January 15th)
  • Application Fee: $60 domestic, $80 international.
  • Statement of Purpose (500 word limit)
    Please describe your motivation for graduate study at UC Davis. You should describe your academic plans and research interest, your specialization within your academic field, your research experiences and your career goals.
  • Personal History Statement (500 word limit)
    In an essay, discuss how your personal background forms your decision to pursue a graduate degree. Please include any educational, familial, cultural, economic, or social experiences, challenges, or opportunities relevant to your academic journey; how your life experiences contribute to the social, intellectual, or cultural diversity within your chosen filed; and/or how you might serve educationally underrepresented segments of society with your degree.
  • Sample of recent written work
    The sample should be a research paper or critical analysis. It can be a work previously submitted for a class.  It will be submitted online during the application process.
  • One (1) set of three (3) letters of recommendation (from Professors)
    The letters will be used for admission, TA and fellowship applications. During the online application process, you will be required to provide your recommenders' contact information, including email addresses. Your professors will be contacted to submit their recommendations electronically after you have submitted your online application.
  • Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores - (Recommended for all, required for fellowship applicants)
    When submitting GRE scores, please elect for ETS to submit scores to us electronically.
    UC Davis Institution Code: 4834
    Comp Lit Department Code: 2902

  • TOEFL Scores - International Applicants must also submit TOEFL Scores.
    UC Davis Institution Code: 4834
    Comp Lit Department Code: 28
The following two parts will be mailed directly to the Comparative Literature Department and must be postmarked by January 15th if applying for fellowships (or April 1st if applying for admission only).
  • Official Transcripts from all institutions listed on application are required.
    Please be as specific as possible when listing the name of your College or University. Please send one copy of each of your transcripts listed on your application to the address below.  International Applicants: certified copies of transcripts are acceptable for review purposes and you must also include certified translation of your transcripts. An official transcript must be shown to graduate studies as a condition of admission, but may be retained by the student. 
  • Teaching Assistantship Application
    The TA application can be downloaded here and mailed to the address below.
    Mail to:
    UC Davis Comparative Literature
    Kay Green
    One Shields Ave.
    Davis, CA 95616


    In addition to their salary, TAs receive a partial fee remission.  For current remission rates, click here. 


Deadlines

  • Priority deadline for admission and fellowship applications is January 15. Applications and all supporting documents must be submitted by that date in order to be eligible for fellowships.
  • Final deadline for admission applications is April 1. Application for admission and all supporting materials must be submitted by these dates.
  • Materials submitted after the respective dates will not be considered for admission.

Please Note:

  • Applications for admission are accepted for FALL QUARTER ONLY
  • We no longer have an M.A. program.
For questions about the admissions process or more information about the Comparative Literature Ph.D. program, please contact Kay Green at (530) 752-5799 or skgreen@ucdavis.edu.