Overview

Department of Languages and Linguistics / Department of Languages and Linguistics is located in Las Cruces, NM, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Spanish	Linguistics, literature
Master of Arts (MA)	Spanish	Linguistics, literature

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	20
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional Oral or written exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

19

Applied

17

Accepted

11

Enrolled

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

50

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	Not reported	No
Spring deadline	September 15th	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Sample of written work in Spanish, 3 letters of reference, language evaluation form (or OPI score), letter of intent

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

56

Total Graduate Students

8%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	50%
Black or African American	1.79%
White or Caucasian	33%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.79%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	3.57%
Unknown	1.79%

Gender

Male (12%)

Female (87%)

Faculty

10

Total faculty

Full-time - 10

Part-time - 0

Male (6)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Spanish-American literature, U.S. Hispanic and Chicano literature and border culture, Hispanic linguistics, bilingualism, language contact, sociolinguistics, Mexican literature
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 30001, MSC 3L
Las Cruces, NM  88003
United States

Contact Dr. Glenn Fetzer
Department Head
Email: gwfetzer@nmsu.edu
Phone: -646-3408

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