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Applications for Graduate study at the University of Pittsburgh must be submitted online via GradCas.
In an effort to reduce financial barriers to attending graduate school, the Kenneth P. Dietrich Graduate School of Arts and Sciences offers application fee waivers. Please note that fee waivers are approved on a case-by-case basis and not all fee waiver requests will be granted. All requests received will be reviewed and responded to within 48 hours during normal business hours: Monday - Friday 8:30a.m. to 5:00p.m. EST. To be considered for a fee waiver, please complete the following fee waiver survey for review.
The Application Fee Waiver Request Form will be unavailable starting the morning of Friday, December 20, during the winter recess. The form will reopen on Wednesday, January 1, and responses will be processed in the order they are received starting Thursday, January 2.
The priority deadline for Fall 2025 admissions will be January 15 – FOR FRENCH.
The priority deadline for Fall 2025 admissions will be February 1 – FOR ITALIAN.
Applications can be accepted after these dates but may not be prioritized.
For Admissions:
Please consult the following guidelines regarding specific items required by the French and Italian programs. Please note that GRE scores are not part of our application process.
- PhD in French and PhD in French with MA en route
- PhD in Film and Media Studies with a Concentration in French
- MA in Italian
Letters of recommendation can be submitted online via Grad Cas.
Non-U.S. Citizens
Upon learning of your decision to our offer, we will forward your information to the Office of International Services (OIS). At that point, you will be contacted by OIS directly on how to submit your financial documentation.
Funding
All applicants to the graduate program are considered for departmental funding as teaching assistants or for Arts and Sciences fellowships. There is no separate application for such funding.
For more information about graduate funding for programs in French, view our Graduate Student Funding Opportunities.
Contact frit@pitt.edu for current Dietrich School TA/TF Stipends.