TOEFL Your TOEFL score on the paper and pencil test must be at least 560 or at least 87 on the internet-based test. These scores represent the minimum required for applicants to graduate programs at UCLA. For the internet-based TOEFL (TOEFL iBT), the following are the expected scores for each section: Writing: 25 Speaking: 24 Reading: 21 Listening: 17 IELTS Your IELTS overall band score should be at least 7.0. 7.0 is the minimum required.

PS A statement of purpose, explaining their background for graduate study in linguistics and their immediate and long-range goals in the field. Statements of purpose should primarily focus on intellectual interests and research plans, though autobiographical material can be useful where it is clearly relevant. Fee $105.00: U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents $125.00: All other applicants RL Three letters of recommendation, ideally from scholars who can attest to the applicant’s potential in linguistics and general intellectual qualifications. Letters from employers can also be useful where they supplement the letters from teachers. Transcript Transcripts from each academic institution attended. Transcripts are to be uploaded in the online admissions application AND mailed to the department. (1 official hard copy from each institution attended are required; see below for the department’s mailing address.) Official hard copy transcripts must bear the signature of the Registrar or seal of the issuing institution. If the transcript is in a language other than English, then a certified translated copy must also be submitted.However, official transcripts (one hard official copy from each institution attended ) are still required and should be mailed to: UCLA Department of Linguistics c/o Graduate Admissions 3125 Campbell Hall Los Angeles, CA 90095-1543 (USA)