Admission Procedures

Curriculum Vitae

1. Please download and complete the CV form.
   • Download the CV form
2. Write an essay discussing your academic, research, and study interests. A further discussion of your future professional plans is also in order. This essay is meant to gauge your writing ability and general knowledge in linguistics, language, and literature. At the Ph.D. level, this essay is used to assess your research goals and potential. Essays should not exceed five pages double-spaced.

3. Mail the completed CV form and essay to:

   The University of Texas at Austin
   FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION
   1 University Station D6500
   Austin, Texas 78712-0389

4. Three Letters of Recommendation should be sent to the above address under separate cover. Ph.D. applicants should provide letters of recommendation from their M.A. program.

Deadlines

Admission

Fall - December 15 (Written GRE no later than November)

Summer - December 15 (Written GRE no later than November)

Applications are not accepted for spring semesters.

Readmission

Fall - July 1

Spring - December 1

Summer - May 1

Change of Major

Fall - July 1

Spring - October 1

Summer - April 1

Please note: When filling out the online application for admission, Foreign Language Education is not considered a specialization within the Curriculum and Instruction graduate major, but instead stands separately as its own graduate major.