M.A. in Linguistics Requirements

Requirements

Completed application form. See Application Instructions to learn how.
A non-refundable application fee of $75.
A minimum 3.0 grade point average (on a four-point scale) in all previous undergraduate and graduate study. (Occasionally, applicants with a GPA lower than 3.0 may be admitted conditionally upon the recommendation of the department.)
Official transcripts of all undergraduate study, including evidence of having received a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university. (Those applying during their final undergraduate year will be required to submit a final transcript after completion of their bachelor’s degree and before enrolling in their first semester of graduate study.) See Application Guidelines and FAQ for more information.
Official transcripts of all graduate study. See Application Guidelines and FAQ for more information.
Goals statement. See Application Guidelines for more information.
Three letters of recommendation.
All international applicants from non-English speaking countries must demonstrate English language competence via the Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) examination. TOEFL results may be substituted instead of taking the DRP. (Use 5240 for the ETS institutional code)

Written English sample – Submit a PDF version of a final course paper that is at least 10 pages long. A paper from a linguistics course or related field is preferred.
ASL sample. – Students will be given a short (3 ½ minute) video of an academic presentation given in ASL and asked to record themselves summarizing the presentation. The summary will be 90 seconds or less. Here is the link to the ASL Signing Sample Prompt.

To respond to goal statement question in ASL, go to theASL version of the goal statement questions for the Linguistics Department.

First Date for Best Consideration of Application: January 15
Last Date for Completed Application: February 15, or until all possible slots are filled.

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M.A. in Linguistics

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