Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics

As a student completing a major in Linguistics, youll focus on the structure and use of language as fundamentally human, exploring similarities and differences across the languages of the world in sound, the structure of words and sentences, meaning, language change, and in other aspects of linguistic structure, history, and use. We recommend our programs to you especially if youre planning to pursue a graduate degree in linguistics and are interested in careers allowing you to make use of the knowledge and analytical skills you develop in linguistic analysis. Linguistics is the scientific study of human language, including similarities and differences among languages of the world, sound, word, and sentence structure, how language conveys meaning, how languages change over time, how languages are learned, the relationship between language and cognition, and the intersection of language, culture, and society. These concerns have relevance to many other fields. The B.A. in linguistics provides a useful background, not only for advanced work in linguistics itself, but also for graduate study in anthropology, law, sociology, language disorders, cognitive science, speech technology, artificial intelligence, psychology, philosophy, education, and applied linguistics.

Demonstrate English Proficiency By:
Score 24 or higher on the ACT English Language Arts (ELA)
Score 31 or higher on Writing and Language in the SAT
Score 3, 4 or 5 on the AP examination in English Language and Composition, or English Literature and Composition
Score 6 or 7 on an IB Standard Level examination in English (Language A only)
Score 5, 6 or 7 on an IB Higher Level examination in English (Language A only)
Score 6.5 or higher on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)* examination:
Internet-based test (iBT) or iBT Home Edition or iBT Paper Edition: Minimum score of 80 or better