Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, PHD

Required Core (18 credit hours)
APL 555 Disciplinary Discourses (3)
APL 601 Introduction to Applied Linguistics (3)
LIN 501 Approaches to Research (3)
LIN 511 Phonetics and Phonology (3)
LIN 514 Syntax (3)
LIN 655 Advanced Disciplinary Discourses in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (3)

Other Requirements (3 credit hours)
LIN 515 American English (3) or LIN 516 Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis (3)

Electives and Research (30 credit hours)

Specialization (21 credit hours)

Culminating Experience (12 credit hours)
LIN 799 or APL 799 Dissertation (12)

Additional Curriculum Information
When approved by the student's supervisory committee and the Graduate College, this program allows 30 credit hours from a previously awarded master's degree to be used for this degree. For students who do not have a previously awarded master's degree, additional electives and research coursework make up 30 credit hours, which must include LIN 510 if the student has not taken it or its equivalent.

Students must demonstrate evidence of competent knowledge of a natural language other than modern English, to be selected by the student and subject to the approval of the chair of the dissertation committee. The language requirement must be completed before the student is eligible to take the doctoral examinations. This requirement may be met by any of the following:

• earning a "B" or higher (3.00 on a 4.00 scale) in a 400- or 500-level course in an appropriate (approved) language
• demonstrating comparable proficiency by taking a language examination, administered by the School of International Letters and Cultures, in a language approved by the student's supervisory committee
• demonstrating native-speaker proficiency, as determined by the School of International Letters and Cultures, in a language approved by the student's supervisory committee
• earning a "B" or higher (3.00 on a 4.00 scale) in both ENG 530 Old English and ENG 531 Old English Literature or the equivalent of each
• holding a bachelor's degree in an approved foreign language
• having fulfilled a foreign language requirement toward a previously awarded master's degree that was completed within five years of the semester for which the student was admitted to the doctoral program
• two years (four semesters) of successfully completed college-level coursework (no more than six years before admission to the degree program) at least at the 100 and 200 levels with a "C" or better for languages that the School of International Letters and Cultures does not offer or does not offer above the 200 level

The foreign language requirement must be fulfilled by a language approved by the student's doctoral supervisory committee.

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Applicants must have earned a bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.

All applicants must submit:

1. graduate admission application and application fee
2. official transcripts
3. statement of purpose
4. resume or curriculum vitae
5. three letters of recommendation
6. academic writing sample relevant to the field
7. statement of teaching philosophy (teaching assistantship only)
8. proof of English proficiency

Additional Application Information
An applicant whose native language is not English (regardless of current residency) and has not graduated from an institution of higher learning in the United States must provide proof of English proficiency. Applications are not processed without valid proof of English proficiency. More information about English proficiency requirements can be found on the school website. Applicants should note that official scores must be sent to ASU for the application to be processed.

The well-considered one- to two-page statement of purpose should explain the applicant's scholarly background and training, career goals, proposed research specialization, and any secondary field of interest, and describe why the applicant wishes to pursue a PhD in linguistics and applied linguistics at Arizona State University. Applicants who are applying for funding must also submit a statement of teaching philosophy.