Admission into the Master of Arts degree in French is open to students who hold a bachelor's degree and have completed at least 24 semester hours of undergraduate French or its equivalent. Students applying for admission must also satisfy the standard College requirements for admission to graduate study. International students are required to have as part of their application file the World Educational Services (WES) course equivalency evaluation, as well as adequate Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) results. Typically, TOEFL is required of all students who have degrees from institutions in countries where English is not the language of instruction. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is also required of all students (citizens and non-citizens of the United States) seeking to enter the program. Scores from these tests must be sent to MSU directly by ETS (Educational Testing Services), the organization that administers the above tests. As of December 2003, Montclair State requires GRE scores of at least 425 in the Verbal and Quantitative components, and 2.5 in the Writing Assessment. TOEFL scores must be 550 minimum. International students who earned graduate and undergraduate degrees in countries where English is not the language of instruction will also be asked to take the MSU ESL placement test and score at Level IV or higher. Students who are admitted but did not score at this level may be required to take English classes that will help them improve their command of both spoken and written English. (These requirements may change at any time, please consult Graduate Program Coordinator).