Philosophy (M.A.)

• _{Application deadline: February 1 (for consideration for full funding)} 
  
• _{Minimum GPA 3.0 (4 Scale)}
• _{GRE is not required}
• _{TOEFL/IELTS (if applicable):} 
  • _{For admission:}
    • _{TOEFL: minimum of 90 overall; minimum of 20 on Listening, Writing, Speaking, and Reading subtests}
    • _{IELTS: minimum of 6.5}
  • _{For consideration for funding:}
    
    • _{TOEFL: minimum of 25 on Speaking subtest}

• _{The Department of Philosophy awards between four and five graduate teaching assistantships each year.}
  
• _{These provide in- and out-of-state tuition remission (except for fees) and a stipend of $24,138 per year (9 month contract).}
  
• _{This is currently one of the best financial packages offered by any MA program in philosophy in the United States—see here for more details.}
  
• _{The fees are approximately $1,050 per semester; you can arrange to pay them over time rather than all at once via a payroll deduction.}
  
• _{VT provides a health insurance subsidy rate of 88% for graduate students, which matches what the university offers other employees; as for what you would pay, the rate (as of last year) is approximately $21 each month.}
  
• _{Tuition and fees}

• _{Visit this page for information about how to apply.}
• _{The Department of Philosophy has a limted number of application fee waivers it can provide. If you are interested in applying for one, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Gil Hersch, by January 1st with a CV, unofficial transcript, and explanation of why you need a waiver. Decisions on fee waivers are based on number of applicants, merit, and need. Decisions will be communicated by January 10 to allow applicants 3 weeks to complete applications by the February 1st deadline.} 

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• _{We offer an Accelerated MA degree for undergraduates at Virginia Tech.}
• _{In their penultimate year of undergradute, students apply to the program (click on 'How to Apply' to the left for details); deadline is February 1.}
• _{Minimum GPA: 3.4 (4 scale)}
  
• _{This degree requires one year of graduate study undertaken while enrolled in a student's final year as an undergraduate, plus one year of study enrolled at the graduate level.}
• _{Students need not major in philosophy to be eligible for the BA/MA program, although some prior coursework in philosophy is typically expected.}
  
• _{First-year funding is generally not available; to be considered for second-year funding (click on 'Funding' to the left for details), students must submit an updated application during their final year as an undergraduate after being accepted into the program.}
• _{Applications for second-year funding will be evaluated from the same pool as regular candidates into the MA program; funding status will be determined on the basis of this evaluation.} 
  
• _{All application fees are waived.}
  

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