Bachelor of Arts in Applied Linguistics and Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics

Students can save time and tuition dollars by earning bachelor's and master's degrees in Applied Linguistics in as little as five years. This dual degree opportunity enables qualified students to enroll in graduate courses late in their undergraduate program and apply the coursework toward both the bachelor’s and master’s programs. Georgia State University's Applied Linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of research and instruction that integrates aspects of fields such as linguistics, English, teacher education, speech communication, psychology, sociology and anthropology into a distinct field focused on issues related to the learning and teaching of a secondforeign language, such as the teaching and learning of English as a second language (ESL).We are a multifaceted applied linguistics department that focuses on post-secondaryadult language learning, teaching and use. Our faculty specialize in a number of sub-disciplines, including second language (L2) acquisition, L2 writing, sociolinguistics, language assessment, corpus linguistics, educational technology and L2 teacher education.

Submit ACT or SAT SCORES electronicallyGeorgia State is test-optional through Summer 2025. If you are a first-year international student and your high school GPA is 3.4 or higher, you do not have to submit your test scores to us. If your GPA is below 3.4, you should submit test scores to us.Submit SAT SCORES Submit ACT SCORES Submit proof of English proficiency. Submit official high school transcriptsIn addition to meeting all other applicable requirements for admission, non-native speakers of English must demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency. This may be demonstrated by any of the following methods:Graduation from a U.S. high schoolCompletion of an approved University System of Georgia (USG) campus-based English-as-a-second-language (ESL) program of studyProof of degree completion inside or outside the U.S., where English is the official language of academic instructionProof of completion of the equivalent of English 1101 and/or 1102 with a grade of C or better at an accredited U.S