Area Requirement Courses from specific concentrations, i.e. applied, computational, sociolinguistics, or theoretical linguistics. Foreign Language courses, if appropriate. Electives Further details concerning requirements, standards and procedures for the M.S. are given in the Linguistics Graduate Student Handbook . The requirements for both degrees are 36 credits with a Master's Research Paper. For information about the language requirement, please see the Linguistics Graduate Student Handbook .
All courses are to be selected by the student with the advisor's approval.
Each concentration has distinct admissions profiles, distributional requirements and career paths. Further details concerning requirements, standards and procedures for the Ph.D. are given in the Linguistics Graduate Student Handbook . A grade point average of 3.33 is required to maintain good standing in the Ph.D. program. The Ph.D. program requires 66 credits, of which roughly half should be approved coursework in the concentration, with the remainder consisting of electives and departmental Core courses. All doctoral students must complete a Plan of Study during their first semester in the doctoral program.