Degrees Offered
• Master of Art in Linguistics with a concentration in Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Certificate Programs
• TESOL

Average Time for Completion of Degree
• MA: 2 YEARS

Size of Department
• 21 faculty members, 34 masters students

Admission Requirements
• GPA of 3.0 or above
• Minimum TOEFL: 600 (paper), 250 (computer), 100 (Internet), or IELTS: 7.0 overall average
• A brief statement of interest or purpose (1-2 pages)
• A brief resume (if you request a financial aid)
• 3 letters of recommendation (on the applicant's academic, research, and professional ability)

Application Deadlines
• Fall Admission only - February 15 for financial aid 
    
Program Costs
• General costs

Financial Aid Opportunities
• 18 Teaching Assistantships (Linguistics, Academic ESL, Child ESL, Japanese, Chinese, Swahili, Indonesian)
• 9 Graduate Assistantships
• 4 Tuition Scholarships
• Average Amount: Teaching Assistantships: $11,000 plus full tuition waiver, Non-teaching Assistantships: $7,200 plus full tuition waiver, Tuition Scholarships: full tuition waiver

Additional Information
The Department of Linguistics values the balance of theory and practice and has research strengths in TESOL, second language literacy, language testing, CALL, second language acquisition, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics and pragmatics.