Non-Degree Admissions Requirements

Overview

Students with a completed Bachelor’s degree who have demonstrated academic competence and wish to take an upcoming graduate-level course in LING may apply as a non-degree seeking (NDS) student.

Please note undergraduate prerequisite course completion is typically necessary to succeed in graduate-level coursework. If you intend to enroll in coursework via NDS status for non-graduate study pursuits and personal interests, please specify what courses you would like to complete in the department. Not all courses may be open to NDS students; please contact our graduate academic advisor before applying to receive a list of courses closed to NDS students.

Any applicant seeking to be admitted as a non-degree seeking student must submit an application (see link below). Applicants must include the materials below in their application.

Copy of Official Transcript(s)

Applicants must provide a copy of an official transcript from all post-secondary institutions they’ve attended. Copies of official transcript(s) can be uploaded directly into the online application. If admitted, applicants must have an official, sealed transcript sent to the Office of Graduate Admissions.

Applicants must provide evidence of a completed bachelor's degree. A qualifying bachelor's degree must be conferred by a regionally-accredited university or a foreign university with substantially equivalent degree requirements. A bachelor's degree may or may not be accepted by a department if it contains credit awarded for work experience that was not directly supervised by faculty members (e.g., life experience) or which was not evaluated in units that identify the academic content (e.g., if the work was graded on a P/F or S/U basis). For more information about what constitutes a completed bachelor's degree and about procedures used to provide and evaluate transcripts, see the procedures governing Graduate Admissions.

Grade Point Average (GPA)

Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in their post-secondary courses. 

Proof of English Proficiency

Non-native speakers of English must meet English proficiency requirements as described here.

Note to all applicants: The deadline of application for Fall admission is December 15. We do not offer Spring admission. Complete applications are reviewed in January and admission decisions are typically communicated in February. Consult the online application checklist for updates on the status of your application. Non-degree-seeking applicants are not required to meet the other standards for Regular or Provisional admission.