About PhD Program,
The Linguistics Graduate Program fosters graduate student research, networking, and collaboration with scholars from across the country and the globe. Faculty members act as mentors and advocates for our students, often engaging in joint research projects. The Linguistics Graduate Student Association (LGSA) hosts the annual Central Kentucky Linguistics Conference (CKLiC) under Department sponsorship. CKLiC provides a place for graduate students in linguistics to engage in professional development with eminent scholars, as well as showcase their own work in a full conference environment. The Department also hosts a number of activities and events, such as multiple reading groups in areas of student interest, an invited speaker series, and various multimedia and gaming initiatives that bring linguistics to a broader audience.
PhD Program Degree Eligibility with GPA,
Students seeking admission to the Graduate School must have obtained a bachelors degree, prior to the start of the term for which s/he is admitted, from a fully accredited U.S. institution of higher learning or from a recognized foreign institution. An accredited U.S. institution is one that is accredited by one of the seven regional academic accrediting associations. A recognized foreign institution is an institution that is recognized by that nation’s Ministry of Education or similar authority as a post-secondary, academic degree-granting institution.
Minimum Undergraduate GPA: 2.75*
Minimum Graduate GPA: 3.0*
*on a 4.0 scale (individual programs may have higher requirements)
Students who wish to calculate their GPAs for self-reporting may wish to use https://www.scholaro.com/premium.
If you are offered admission and decide to enroll you will then be required to submit official transcripts to the Graduate School.
PhD Funding Coverage,
The Graduate School’s Business Office strives to promote Student Success across all the high-quality graduate programs offered at the University of Kentucky, as well as support all units of the Graduate School, by performing the following functions:
- Providing budgetary accounting, distribution, and projection functions for the Patterson and Martin Schools as well as all units of the Graduate School, which is critical for those entities to do their important work in promoting student success and the strength of the university as a whole.
- Applying appropriate tuition scholarships and other financial aid to the more than 2000 funded Graduate Students at UK (TA/RA/GA).
- Providing tuition scholarships and stipends for students receiving one of the many Fellowships for which the Graduate School holds annual competitions, most of which are under the purview of the Graduate School by stipulation of endowment agreements.
- Generating reports required by entities outside UK, creating analytics and reporting tools that allow Graduate School staff to more efficiently serve students and programs, and provide foundational assistance to the Institutional Research team (Provost’s Office) so that IR can generate the university-vetted Analytics tools critical for awareness of data related to student success and program quality.
Application Requirement,
Admissions Requirements and Transcripts
List of GRE Waivers through Summer 2024
Programs Requiring GRE Scores for Admission for Fall 2024
Application Deadline,
January 15, 2025
Application Fee,
Domestics Application Fee $65
International Application Fee $75
