Admission Requirements

All students contemplating application for admission to graduate study must have a creditable undergraduate record. The applicant need not have majored in Chinese or Japanese as an undergraduate, but must have had the equivalent of at least three years of training in the language in which he or she intends to specialize, and must also demonstrate a command of English adequate for the pursuit of graduate study. Applicants should not wish merely to acquire or improve language skills, but to pursue study in one of the following fields: Chinese history (pre-modern), Chinese linguistics, Chinese literature, Chinese philosophy, Japanese cultural history, Japanese literature, and Japanese linguistics.

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Application Materials Mailing Address

• Letters of recommendation on paper
• Statement of purpose (if applying on paper)
• Supporting documents, if required (writing samples, etc.)

The above items should be mailed to:

Admissions Committee
Department of Asian Languages
Stanford University
450 Serra Mall Bldg 50, Main Quad
Stanford, CA 94305-2034

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