Graduate Degrees

Begin your career in language today by selecting from one of our three graduate programs or our popular TESOL certificate:

  • MA in English as a Second Language
  • MA in Linguistics
  • MA in Professional and Technical Communication
  • Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

What are your admissions requirements?

All LTC graduate 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. Applicants must also submit scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Applicants accepted into the MA programs have presented verbal scores ranging from the 50th to the 99th percentile and analytical writing scores ranging from 4.0 to 6.0. Applicants whose native language is not English must also submit a score on the TOEFL examination. Scores on the computer-based TOEFL examination have ranged from 231 to 255.

Applicants for the MA in professional and technical communication must have completed at least 9 hours of undergraduate course work in technical writing. The graduate advisor will determine the prerequisite course work based on the applicant’s educational background.

All LTC must have a reading knowledge of at least one foreign language. As evidence of such foreign language, you may present the results of a standardized examination or have completed the sophomore year of a foreign language, or the equivalent, provided that the grade point average on all language courses is 2.75 or higher. You will not have permission to write a thesis or to enroll in LING 5920-LING 5930 and LING 5950 or in TECM 5950 will not be allowed to register for these courses until the foreign language requirement has been met.

When can I meet with my new advisor?

Graduate advising is by appointment only. Please call the LTC main office at (940) 565-4458 to schedule an appointment during the director of graduate studies' office hours.

Dr. Timothy Montler
Auditorium 317D
940-565-4458
Hours: Tuesday 1pm - 4pm; Thursday 1pm - 5pm