Admissions
Applicants must indicate which degree they wish to pursue. Students seeking admission to the MA program with a BA in German need a minimum grade point average of B (3.00). Students seeking admission for a PhD are expected to have completed an undergraduate degree in German with a minimum grade point average of A- (3.70).
Students with undergraduate training in other fields will be considered for full graduate status if their background in German language and culture is sufficient to compete successfully in graduate-level courses.
For admission to the PhD, students completing their MA at the University of Pittsburgh must pass a preliminary evaluation consisting of a one-hour oral examination and the submission of two research papers (one in English and one in German) that in the student's judgment represent his or her best scholarly work.
For students entering with an MA from another institution, this evaluation takes place by the end of their first year of study at the University of Pittsburgh.