Department of Applied Linguistics

Overview

Portland State University / Department of Applied Linguistics is located in Portland, OR, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Teaching English to speakers of other languages
(Certificate)	Teaching English as a second language

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	32

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Portfolio, culminating experience

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

41

Applied

34

Accepted

14

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree with minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0, 2 letters of recommendation, personal statement, resume

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

41

Total Graduate Students

43%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

56%

Out-of-state students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.88%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	75%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	4.88%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	2.44%
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (36%)

Female (63%)

Faculty

12

Total faculty

Full-time - 11

Part-time - 1

Male (3)

Female (9)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Sociolinguistics, linguistics and cognitive science, language proficiency testing, lexical phrases and language teaching, teaching English as a second language methodology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	402,997

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 751
Portland, OR  97207-0751
United States

Contact Dr. Tucker Childs
Chair
Email: childst@pdx.edu
Phone: 503-725-4099
Fax: 503-725-4139

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