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	11

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

44

Applied

43

Accepted

21

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 Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

44

Total Graduate Students

18%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	11.36%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	65%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.27%
Unknown	2.27%

Gender

Male (34%)

Female (65%)

Faculty

11

Total faculty

Full-time - 10

Part-time - 1

Male (2)

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:	310,440

Location & Contact

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

Contact Dr. Susan Conrad
Chair
Email: conrads@pdx.edu
Phone: 503-725-8727
Fax: 503-725-4139

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