Students in the MA/MS in Applied Linguistics with an emphasis in TESOL will not be subject to the residency requirements of the department's existing graduate programs and may complete the program online. 

Foreign Language Requirement for MA

A candidate for the Master of Arts degree must meet the language requirement:

1. Completion of at least 12 semester hours (four courses) of appropriate undergraduate-level classes in one foreign language, or
2. Completion of 6 semester hours (above elementary courses) if 2 years of high school credit in the language have been submitted as part of the regular university admission requirements, or completion of 3 semester hours if the student presents 3 or 4 years of high school credit, or
3. American Sign Language (ASL) is considered an acceptable foreign language.  Students should consult with departmental Graduate Program Director regarding this requirement, or
4. Department - Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE), or
5. Successful completion of the Language Testing International Certification Exam – www.languagetesting.com

• Students who do not satisfy the foreign language requirement will receive an MS degree rather than an MA

Master of Arts/Master of Science in Applied Linguistics with an emphasis in TESOL - Option I Thesis

30 semester hours

Thesis (6 semester hours)
ENG 518	Thesis (6 semester hours required)	3-6
Only 6 semester hours of credit for 518 per degree will be given upon satisfactory completion of requirement
Required courses (21 semester hours)
ENG 555	General Linguistics	3
ENG 501	Structure of the English Language	3
ENG 557	Teaching English as a Second/Other Language Methods I	3
ENG 657	Teaching English as a Second/Other Language Methods II	3
ENG 558	Sociolinguistics	3
or ENG 670	Pragmatics & Language Tchg
ENG 658	Sound Systems of English: Pedagogical Applications of Phonology & Phonetics	3
ENG 599	Bibliography and Methods of Research	3
Electives (3 semester hours)
Select one course from the following:
ENG 558	Sociolinguistics	3
ENG 559	Lang & Culture in Class	3
ENG 579	Style and Stylistics	3
ENG 596	Practicum in TESOL	3
ENG 671	Discourse Analysis	3
ENG 672	Second Language Acquisition	3
ENG 682	Machine Learning for Linguists	3
ENG 683	Algorithm Design for Linguists	3
ENG 685	Symbolic Computational Linguistics	3
ENG 697	Special Topic	3
ENG 562	Psycholinguistics	3
ENG 686	Quantitative Methods for Linguists	3
ENG 687	Qualitative Methods	3
ENG 688	Teaching and Researching L2 Writing	3
ENG 690	Etymology: The History of Words	3
Total Hours		30

Master of Arts/Master of Science in Applied Linguistics with an emphasis in TESOL - Option II Non-Thesis

36 Hour

Research (3 semester hours)
ENG 595	Research Lit/Techniques (3 semester hours required)	3
Required Core Courses (24 semester hours)
ENG 501	Structure of the English Language	3
ENG 555	General Linguistics	3
ENG 557	Teaching English as a Second/Other Language Methods I	3
ENG 558	Sociolinguistics	3
ENG 599	Bibliography and Methods of Research	3
ENG 657	Teaching English as a Second/Other Language Methods II	3
ENG 658	Sound Systems of English: Pedagogical Applications of Phonology & Phonetics	3
ENG 670	Pragmatics & Language Tchg	3
Electives (9 semester hours)
Plus three of the following courses:
ENG 559	Lang & Culture in Class	3
ENG 579	Style and Stylistics	3
ENG 596	Practicum in TESOL	3
ENG 671	Discourse Analysis	3
ENG 672	Second Language Acquisition	3
ENG 682	Machine Learning for Linguists	3
ENG 683	Algorithm Design for Linguists	3
ENG 685	Symbolic Computational Linguistics	3
ENG 697	Special Topic	3
ENG 562	Psycholinguistics	3
ENG 686	Quantitative Methods for Linguists	3
ENG 687	Qualitative Methods	3
ENG 688	Teaching and Researching L2 Writing	3
ENG 690	Etymology: The History of Words	3
Total Hours		36

Note:  Successful completion of the Comprehensive Exam is required of all students.

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