Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics

The Ph.D. program is designed to prepare students for advanced research in all branches of theoretical linguistics including syntax, semantics, morphology, phonology, phonetics and first and second language acquisition as well as experimental and computational approaches to these areas. Core research training in these areas is enriched through a wide range of collaborative activities with each other and with students and faculty in other departments, including Psychology, Music, Computer Science, Philosophy, and the Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS). There's a lot going on here. The department hosts weekly Brown Bags and Colloquia, an annual Linguistics Lecture Series (emphasizing connections to other disciplines), a Romance Linguistics Lecture Series, and often hosts major international conferences and events such as the meetings of the Northeast Linguistics Society (NELS), Formal Approaches to Slavic Linguistics (FASL), the Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association (AFLA), and the Morris Symposia on Language and Communication. The department is known for its collegial and vibrant atmosphere with many formal and informal events and activities supplementing its intellectual life.

For admission to all graduate program in the Department of Linguistics, the following, in addition to the minimum Graduate School requirements, are normally required:

Baccalaureate Degree: Students must present evidence that such a BA or BS degree will be awarded by the time they begin graduate work. A final transcript is required prior to registration.

Minimum grade point average of 3.0: A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (or its foreign equivalent) on a 4-point scale is required.

Recommendations: Three letters of recommendation are required.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE): The GRE is not required for the MA LIN, the MA CompLing, the MA TESOL, and the PhD in Linguistics.

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Writing Sample:

MA LIN and PhD: The writing sample should be a paper written for a previous course taken in linguistics, or if that is not available, a paper on any subject is acceptable.

English proficiency (for students whose native language is not English):

250 (computer), 90 (iBT TOEFL) or 6.5 (IELTS).