Overview

Program in Linguistics / Program in Linguistics is located in Albuquerque, NM, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Arts (MA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	6
Doctoral Degrees	3
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

32

Applied

11

Accepted

5

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, 3 letters of recommendation, letter of intent
Doctoral Degree Requirements	MA in linguistics or equivalent, paper of publishable quality, 3 letters of recommendation, letter of intent

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

42

Total Graduate Students

30%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	9.52%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	42%
American Indian or Alaska Native	7.14%
Asian	2.38%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	7.14%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (54%)

Female (45%)

Faculty

11

Total faculty

Full-time - 5

Part-time - 6

Male (3)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Cognitive-functional linguistics, signed language linguistics, Native American languages of the Southwest, language acquisition, language in interaction (discourse, prosody)
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM  87131-2039
United States

Contact Dr. Caroline Smith
Chair
Email: caroline@unm.edu
Phone: 505-2776353

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