Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, PHD

Required Core (12 credit hours)
APL 601 Introduction to Applied Linguistics (3)
LIN 501 Approaches to Research (3)
LIN 511 Phonetics and Phonology (3)
LIN 514 Syntax (3)

Professional Development (6 credit hours)
APL 555 Disciplinary Discourses (3)
LIN 655 Advanced Disciplinary Discourses in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (3)

Specialization (9 credit hours)

Electives and Research (42 credit hours)

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

Additional Curriculum Information
With the approval of the student's supervisory committee and the Graduate College, 30 credit hours from a previously awarded master's degree can be used for this degree. For students who do not have a previously awarded master's degree, additional electives and research coursework comprise 30 credit hours, which must include LIN 510 if the student has not taken it or its equivalent.

The specialization section includes three courses, which students can choose from an approved list of 500-, 600- and 700-level APL and LIN courses. At least one must be 600 level. These courses may be substituted with advisor approval.

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.

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. 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.