Overview

Department of Bicultural and Bilingual Studies / Department of Bicultural and Bilingual Studies is located in San Antonio, TX, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Culture, literacy, and language
Master of Arts (MA)	Teaching English as a second language
Master of Arts (MA)	Bicultural and bilingual studies	Bicultural and bilingual education
Master of Arts (MA)	Bicultural and bilingual studies	Bicultural studies

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	34
Doctoral Degrees	13
Other Advanced Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

64

Applied

51

Accepted

28

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

90

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

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

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree with 18 credit hours in field of study or in another appropriate field of study
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Resume or curriculum vitae, 3 letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, master's degree

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	April 15
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

122

Total Graduate Students

7%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	59.02%
Black or African American	1.64%
White or Caucasian	20%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.64%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.82%
Unknown	9.02%

Gender

Male (20%)

Female (79%)

Faculty

18

Total faculty

Full-time - 18

Part-time - 0

Male (2)

Female (16)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Bilingual and ESL teacher preparation; transnational communities; applied linguistics; cultural studies; bilingualism, biliteracy and second language acquisition
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,246

Location & Contact

Address One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX  78249-0617
United States

Contact Dr. Patricia Sanchez
Chair
Email: patricia.sanchez@utsa.edu
Phone: 210-458-4426
Fax: 210-458-5962

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