通过完成高级课程和强大的方法学和分析培训，博士学位。该计划使学生准备为语言学知识做出原创性贡献，阐明其工作成果并展示其对语言学及相关领域的重要性。在计划的每个阶段，都鼓励学生介绍和发表他们的研究成果，并发展活跃的专业形象。学生将第一年的时间用于语言学核心领域的课程学习。每个学生在与教职顾问协商后选择特定的课程集，使学生能够建立最适合其兴趣和目标的基础。学生也可以在其他部门选修课程。在他们的第一季度中，所有学生还参加了一个研讨会，介绍该系的教师研究。在第二季度，所有学生都将参加小型研究小组或一对一的学徒制，
The Ph.D. program emphasizes rigorous theoretical work that has at its base a firm empirical foundation in language data. Students are provided with a broad-based background in linguistics, teaching experience in the classroom and other forums, and opportunities for original and high-quality research. Our Ph.D. students write dissertations on a wide range of topics spanning and bridging many subareas of the field. Through the completion of advanced coursework and strong methodological and analytical training, the Ph.D. program prepares students to make original contributions to knowledge in linguistics, to articulate the results of their work, and to demonstrate its significance to linguistics and related fields. At every stage in the program, students are encouraged to present and publish their research and to develop active professional profiles.