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Background Requirement and AdmissionWe require some background in formal generative grammar in the form of course work taken before applying to our program. In addition, we require that a sample research paper written in English (such as a term paper for a class) be submitted with the application. We strongly recommend that the paper be on a topic in linguistics. The Admissions Committee will consider all of your previous preparation for graduate work here in making a decision regarding admission to our program. This includes undergraduate and graduate work, as well as TOEFL/IELTS and GRE scores (if submitted). This information, taken together with your personal statement, research paper, and letters of recommendation, will be used to indicate your overall potential. The University generally requires an undergraduate GPA of 3.0, and, for international students, evidence of proficiency in the English language. You may use the results from either one of two standardized tests for this purpose, not more than two years old. If you submit results from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), you need a minimum overall score of 550 for the paper-based test, 213 for the computer-based test, or 80 for the Internet-based test. If you submit results from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), you need an average overall band score of at least 6.5. Only the scores from the Academic Module, not the General Training Module, are applicable.
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