Overview

Department of World Languages / Department of World Languages is located in Tampa, FL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Linguistics: english as a second language
Master of Arts (MA)	Spanish
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Linguistics and applied language studies
Master of Arts (MA)	French
(Graduate Certificate)	Applied linguistics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	18
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam French and Spanish: GRE Not required; Linguistics: ESL: GRE required with minimum scores of 149 (40th percentile) V and 4 AW (50th percentile) 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional Internship option
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE scores: V: 153 (500, approximately 60% percentile); Q: 144 (500, approximately 20% percentile); AW: 4.00 Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

91

Applied

39

Accepted

19

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	September 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	French and Spanish: GRE Not required; Linguistics: ESL: GRE required with minimum scores of 149 (40th percentile) V and 4 AW (50th percentile)
Master's Degree Requirements	MA in French: minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0; 2-3 letters of recommendation, writing sample in French, oral interview in French (can be done by phone) MA in Spanish: minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0; 3 letters of recommendation, oral interview in Spanish (can be done by phone); approval from Grad Director in case of degree from another discip
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE scores: V: 153 (500, approximately 60% percentile); Q: 144 (500, approximately 20% percentile); AW: 4.00
Doctoral Degree Requirements	MA in Applied Linguistics or related field; experience with additional language(s); MA GPA 3.5 or higher; Statement of research interest; CV; writing sample; 3 academic references; interview

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	June 30
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

56

Total Graduate Students

37%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	25%
Black or African American	7.14%
White or Caucasian	28%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	1.79%

Gender

Male (37%)

Female (62%)

Faculty

19

Total faculty

Full-time - 19

Part-time - 0

Male (8)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Second language acquisition, instructional technology, foreign language education, English for speakers of other languages, distance learning
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,624

Location & Contact

Address 4202 E. Fowler Avenue CPR107
Tampa, FL  33620
United States

Contact Dr. Ippokratis Kantzios
Chair
Email: kantzios@usf.edu
Phone: -9743257
Fax: 813-9059937

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