Admission Requirements

Application deadlines:

• April 1 for Fall (June 1 on a space-available basis)
• November 1 for Spring

In addition to the criteria below, applicants must meet general graduate admission requirements .

Applicants for the MA in applied linguistics must meet the following additional requirements:

1. Candidates must have at least a 3.0 undergraduate grade point average, preferably in a relevant field of study such as linguistics, anthropology, English, foreign language, history, political science, psychology, or sociology.
2. Non-native speakers of English must submit a minimum TOEFL score of 600 on the paper-based test, or a 6.5 IELTS score.
3. Candidates for the ESL and Bilingual Studies concentration may be asked to indicate proficiency in a language other than English at a level equivalent to two years of successful college study.
4. Applicants should use the 1,200-word statement accompanying the application to address directly any areas of academic weakness in the application. A discussion of the applicant’s experiences in language study, language teaching/tutoring, travel, or living in other cultural settings is also appropriate, as is a discussion of the candidate’s career goals. The statement should specify the applicant’s interest in the ESL & bilingual education, or foreign language pedagogy concentration.
5. GRE test scores are not required but may be submitted to strengthen the application.