A 500-word personal statement describing the applicant's interests in Linguistics, purpose in working toward an MA, and which faculty members at UNT you might like to work with and why,

Writing sample. This could be a term paper from an undergraduate class or an independent study paper on some topic in Linguistics or related subject. Paper lengths might vary from 5-15 pages or more. The purpose of the writing sample is to give the committee an idea of the applicant's abilities to write, deal with complex ideas, and craft an argument on an academic topic. Please be sure the paper is proofread and does not contain plagiarism or rely on AI.

A current vita or resume.

Three letters of recommendation (or two letters if you are applying for a Graduate Certificate)

To be eligible for admission to the MA with a major in Linguistics, applicants must have at least a 3.0 GPA on the last 60 hours of undergraduate semester credit hours prior to receiving a bachelor's degree, or a 2.8 GPA on all undergraduate work. Department of Linguistics considers competitive scores on the Internet-based TOEFL examination to be in the range of 88 and above, and on the IELTS to be 6.5 and above. The department conducts a holistic review of all application materials and does not decline students based solely on a single factor of a given application.