Admissions requirements:

A student seeking admission into the graduate program in Languages and Linguistics must have a bachelor's degree in the proposed field from an accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average (GPA) for the last 60 undergraduate hours completed and/or a combined score of 1000 or higher on the verbal and analytical sections of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). In addition, students must have two letters of recommendation; a two to three-page typed, double-spaced autobiographical statement indicating the nature of their preparation for graduate work and the reasons for seeking the M.A. in the proposed field; a writing sample (a formal research paper, in the language of the proposed field). Prospective applicants for graduate work in Languages and Linguistics are encouraged to schedule an interview (by phone for out-of-town/state candidates) with the department's director of graduate studies. Applicants who fail to meet the GRE or GPA requirements, and/or who lack a strong background in proposed field, may be admitted on a conditional basis.