asking question about a course

[shekouhi]

Hi everyone
I'm about to ask a professor at a department for some more information about a graduate program which is offered by their university and since it is my first time contacting him i want to leave a good impression on him both My personality and My English ability but I'm stuck
here's a draft i prepared
i want it to be simple and short
(Email)


Dear Professor xxxxx
I am writing to request more information about your xxxxx course.
I am really interested in this subject and I am thinking of applying to your graduate program but I need to know what the requisites for this program are and what are the sources that one must pass to successfully finishes this program.
Thank a lot

Sincerely

My Name

[TheParser]

[QUOTE=shekouhi;811680]
i want it to be simple and short



Dear Professor xxxxx
I am writing to request more information about your xxxxx course.
I am really interested in this subject and I am thinking of applying to your graduate program but I need to know what the requisites for this program are and what are the sources that one must pass to successfully finishes this program.
Thank a lot

NOT A TEACHER


(1) You are very wise in wanting to keep it short and simple.

(2) Americans prefer notes that "get to the point."

(3) First, IMHO, it is a waste of words to write "I am writing ...."

(4) So maybe something "to the point" such as:

Dear Professor Smith:

I am very interested in journalism and thinking of enrolling in your

graduate program. May I please know the course requirements and the

criteria necessary for successfully finishing the course.

Sincerely yours,


John Doe

[shekouhi]

thanx for the points
really helpful

the thing is that i want to know more about the program
there are some information available on their website, but i need to know more about it
information about the source books

what books are in the programs that i must pass and what books i must have passed during my undergraduate

that's why I'm not sure about (criteria necessary for successfully finishing the course)

[TheParser]

thanx for the points
really helpful

the thing is that i want to know more about the program
there are some information available on their website, but i need to know more about it
information about the source books

what books are in the programs that i must pass and what books i must have passed during my undergraduate

that's why I'm not sure about (criteria necessary for successfully finishing the course)

NOT A TEACHER


(1) Perhaps you could mention those specifics in parentheses. Something like:

May I please know the course requirements (such as what undergraduate

courses must I have already passed) and the criteria (such as the required

textbooks) necessary for successfully completing the course.