Language Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Applicants must complete a bachelor's degree from a U.S. college or university accredited by a regional accrediting association, or complete an international degree that is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree from a college or university recognized and approved by the Ministry of Education or Commission responsible for higher education in the country where the degree is earned. If you obtained your degree from a university outside of the U.S.Please submit your current transcripts from all colleges/universities attended, undergraduate and graduate, where nine (9) or more credits were earned. Current or final unofficial transcripts uploaded to the Additional Materials page of your application are acceptable. Upon admittance, official transcripts will need to be submitted, either electronically or in paper format, directly by each institution's Registrar to the Graduate Student Service Center. Review After You Apply for instructions on submitting official transcripts.
As an international student applicant (non-U.S. citizens who do not hold U.S. Permanent Resident Status), you may be considered for admission to master's or doctoral degree programs if you have attained your baccalaureate degree at a regionally accredited American college or university, or possess an equivalent degree. Equivalent means four years of University undergraduate work at a regionally accredited institution, preceded by at least 12 years of elementary and secondary school studies.
Statement of purpose.
Writing sample in Spanish, Portuguese, or Catalan. English is also acceptable for Hispanic Linguistics applicants.
Three letters of recommendation.
Transcripts.
TOEFL exam (for non-native English speakers).
Application fee.
IELTS - 6.5
TOEFL IBT - 80
Duolingo English Test: Minimum overall score of 115