Overview

For students entering the program without a master's degree, the M. A. requirements include:

• Core courses in language acquisition
• Supplemental courses in genetics, linguistics, psycholinguistics, developmental psychology, and/or language intervention
• Courses in statistics
• Continuous enrollment in the Child Language Proseminar
• A research-based thesis and oral examination and defense of the thesis

Post-master's requirements include:

• Additional core courses in language acquisition
• Additional supplemental courses in genetics, linguistics, psycholinguistics, developmental psychology, and/or language intervention
• Additional courses in statistics and methodology
• Continuous enrollment in the Child Language Proseminar
• A Written examination covering language acquisition, psycholinguistics, developmental psychology, and disorders of language development and intervention
• A comprehensive oral examination
• A research-based dissertation and oral examination and defense of the thesis