Overview

Department of Second Language Studies / Department of Second Language Studies is located in Honolulu, HI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
(Graduate Certificate)	English as a second language
Master of Arts (MA)	English as a second language
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Second language acquisition

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	32
Doctoral Degrees	2
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 2 Foreign Languages Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

92

Applied

43

Accepted

26

Enrolled

Applying

100

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No
Spring deadline	September 1st	September 1st	No

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	MA, scholarly publications

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	February 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Faculty

21

Total faculty

Full-time - 21

Part-time - 0

Male (11)

Female (10)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Second language use, second language analysis, second language pedagogy and testing, second language learning, qualitative and quantitative research methods for second languages
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	360,000

Location & Contact

Address 2500 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI  96822
United States

Contact Robert Bley-Vroman
Dean
Phone: 808-956-8516
Fax: 808-956-9879

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