An online
application ;
An application
fee ;
Transcripts from all universities and colleges attended must be uploaded to your
application; do not mail official transcripts to our office.
Two
letters of recommendation , submitted electronically. The BA/MS program
requires only one letter of recommendation.
A curriculum
vitae (CV) or resumé
A statement
of purpose :Applicants should be prepared to (1) List any previous
courses taken, or a major or minor completed, in any of the following subject
areas: Computer Science, Linguistics, Mathematics, and/or sciences other than
Computer Science. (2) List any/all computer programming languages known and your
level of knowledge (i.e. basic, moderate, advanced).
For the Master's: Please upload a statement of purpose in essay form
indicating your reasons for undertaking graduate study. What has attracted you
to the specific field of computational linguistics/natural language processing?
How much knowledge do you have about the sort of work done within this field,
and where did you pick up this knowledge? Please be as detailed and complete as
possible.
Graduate
Record Exam (GRE) required for applicants to the MS program. Our ETS
institution code is 3092 (please note: this institution code only applies to GRE
scores). Applicants to the BA/MS program are not required to submit GRE
scores.
International
applicants : Additional requirements for international applicants
(non-U.S. citizens or non-permanent residents), minimum TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE
scores, and important information regarding visas. If you are submitting TOEFL
scores, please note that our TOEFL institution code is 3261.
Applicants whose native language is not English, regardless of the field of
graduate study, are required to submit official English test scores: either the
TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) minimum
score for admission to the Graduate School is 600 (paper-based test), 250
(computer-based test), or 100 (internet-based test). Test registration is done
via TOEFL, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6155, USA
www.ets.org/toefl. International applicants may submit the IELTS exam
(International English Language Testing Exam) instead of the TOEFL. The minimum
IELTS score for admission is 7. For more information, visit www.IELTS.org. The
Graduate School also accepts Pearson Tests of English (PTE) Academic with a
minimum score of 68. More information on the PTE can be found at
pearsonpte.com.