Department of Linguistics

Overview

University of Florida / Department of Linguistics is located in Gainesville, FL, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Linguistics
(Certificate)	Teaching English as a second language
Master of Arts (MA)	Linguistics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5
Doctoral Degrees	10

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

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

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

113

Applied

22

Accepted

9

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

42

Total Graduate Students

54%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	7.14%
White or Caucasian	28%
American Indian or Alaska Native	4.76%
Asian	4.76%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (33%)

Female (66%)

Faculty

19

Total faculty

Male (6)

Female (13)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Language documentation, psycholinguistics and neuro-linguistics, theoretical linguistics, sociolinguistics second language acquisition
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	16,636

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 115454
Gainesville, FL  32611
United States

Contact Fiona McLaughlin PhD
Chair
Email: fmcl@ufl.edu
Phone: 352-392-4829
Fax: 352-392-8480

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