Dec 13, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Applied Linguistics, M.A., Research Concentration


Degree Requirements


Master of Arts (Minimum of 36 Credit Hours)


Select One Course

Elective Courses (15 Hours)


Select 5 courses of elective courses from within the department

Portfolio


Portfolio that includes:

  • Table of Contents
  • Résumé
  • Documentation of 90 hours of Instructional Service (Adult Language Instruction Track) or 45 hours of Instructional Service and 45 hours of Research Experience (Research Track)
  • Master’s Paper/Project
  • Professional Development Documentation.

Language Requirement


Language Requirement that is intended to ensure that all graduates have had the experience of studying a second or foreign language. The requirement can be met in one of the following ways:

  • Successful completion of one academic year of a university-level foreign language sequence (three quarters or two semesters of the same language), or
  • Successful completion of two quarters or one semester of a non-Western language, or
  • One year living/studying abroad as an adult, or
  • Acquisition of English as a second language for international students.

Graduate Assistants Requirement


Graduate assistants are required to enroll for a minimum of 12 credit hours each for the fall/spring semesters and 9 credit hours for the summer semester. These credit hours will consist of courses required for the prescribed program of study, as well as additional hours of APL 8920, 8930, 8940, and 8950.