Apply to the M.A. Linguistics Program

APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15 for international students
                                                      June 1 for domestic students

( Please be sure to choose the correct Masters program The Linguistics Department offers

MA TESOL Program and the MA in Linguistics Program.)

APPLY:   SLATE APPLICATION SYSTEM

For admission to the M.A. Linguistics  program, the followings are required: 

Bachelors degree and Official transcripts
A bachelors degree is required. Students must present evidence that such a degree will be awarded by the time they begin graduate work.  You will need to upload copies of your transcripts onto the SLATE application system in addition to mailing.   Two official copies of all previous transcripts for all colleges and universities attended, including junior and senior college and graduate transcripts (if applicable).  If transcripts are in a language other than English, certified English translations are required in addition to the original documents.  Transcriptions should be mailed to:

Michelle Carbone
Department of Linguistics
Room: S-201
Social   &  Behavioral Sciences Building
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook,   NY 11794-4376

EXCEPTION: You do NOT need to supply official transcripts from coursework taken at Stony Brook University, since we have access to those.

Cumulative   GPA  ≥ 3.0
A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (or its foreign equivalent) on a four-point scale. If you have attended graduate school and obtained a master’s degree, and the   GPA  is over 3.0, then the   GPA  of the undergraduate school can be below 3.0 for regular admission.

Three (3) letters of recommendation

Graduate Record Examination ( GRE)

Stony Brook Graduate School Policy has long required a GRE general test score from all applicants.  The Graduate School at Stony Brook has decided to waive the GRE General Test requirement for the period of two years, effective immediately.   Applicants will not have to submit GRE general test scores for the 2021-2022 application cycle. 

Statement of purpose

Curriculum Vitae or Resume

Writing samples
Generally, a paper written for a course you have taken.

Foreign language proficiency
Equivalent to two years of college work in a language other than English with a grade of C or better.

TOEFL  or IELTS Score
Non-native speakers of English must have obtained a minimum total score of 90 on iBT TOEFL or 6.5 on IELTS.

Acceptance
Students must be accepted by both the Department of Linguistics and the Graduate School.

For general information on the admissions process, see the   Graduate bulletin. 

 

If you have questions, please contact the department via email ( michelle.carbone.1@stonybrook.edu).

Access to telephone messages is limited, and so response to telephone messages will suffer delay.