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Professional Language
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Admission Requirements
Admission to the program will be on a competitive basis. As a minimum applicants must have:
The Admission Process: Admission to the program is a two-phase process:
- A declared primary or secondary major in a world language with no more than four classes remaining in their language major (contact Faculty Coordinator if you believe an exception needs to be made)
- Advanced Mid or higher proficiency in at least 2 of the four skill modalities of listening, speaking, reading, and writing as documented by ACTFL proficiency test results.
- A minor, major, or demonstrated competence in another field of expertise.
The Admission Process: Admission to the program is a two-phase process:
- During their junior year, students apply for provisional acceptance into the MAPL program through the BYU Center for Language Studies (visit mapl.byu.edu for application requirements). Those accepted enroll in the first year MAPL courses for the subsequent fall semester.
- By February 1st of their senior year (at the beginning of the 2nd semester in the MAPL program) those students who were provisionally accepted into the MAPL program apply for formal admission to the graduate program through BYU Graduate Studies. More information on graduate school application requirements will be communicated to current MAPL students during their first semester.
Program Requirements
The Master of Arts Degree in Professional Language (MAPL) is an integrated five-year program that awards both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree to students who successfully complete the program. Students must complete:
NOTE: Because MAPL is an integrated program, enrollees receive both their bachelor’s (BA) and master’s (MA) degrees concurrently when they complete the entire program. You must be a current BYU undergraduate student to be considered for this program.
NOTE: Currently, Chinese is the only available language. Other languages will be added in subsequent years. See mapl.byu.edu for additional information.
Program Outcomes
The central goals of the program are to help students:
Program Requirements:
Students take 500-level undergraduate courses their first year that apply both toward their undergraduate language major and the MAPL program. Students then apply to Graduate Studies and if accepted, take 600-level graduate courses their second year. Most of the graduate-level courses are completed abroad.
- the program’s tailored BYU-Provo on-campus courses,
- direct enrollment at an overseas university, and
- an internship in the target language.
NOTE: Because MAPL is an integrated program, enrollees receive both their bachelor’s (BA) and master’s (MA) degrees concurrently when they complete the entire program. You must be a current BYU undergraduate student to be considered for this program.
NOTE: Currently, Chinese is the only available language. Other languages will be added in subsequent years. See mapl.byu.edu for additional information.
Program Outcomes
The central goals of the program are to help students:
- Acquire the general language and cultural skills needed to attain ACTFL Superior-level proficiency in a second language.
- Develop professional-level language competence in a vocational or academic specialty domain that would have application in real-world settings.
Program Requirements:
Students take 500-level undergraduate courses their first year that apply both toward their undergraduate language major and the MAPL program. Students then apply to Graduate Studies and if accepted, take 600-level graduate courses their second year. Most of the graduate-level courses are completed abroad.
- Credit hours (31): minimum 25 course work hours and 6 internship hours
- Required courses (1st year-Undergraduate): PLANG 505, PLANG 511, PLANG 520, PLANG 530, PLANG 540, PLANG 551, PLANG 580
- Required courses (2nd year-Graduate): PLANG 605, PLANG 620, PLANG 650, PLANG 688R
- Proficiency Examinations in the four skill modalities of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the second language at the end of direct enrollment overseas and internship.
Program Outcomes
Language Proficiency
Students will demonstrate proficiency in speaking, writing, reading, and listening in another language in addition to English. According to the ACTFL scale, students will demonstrate Superior level proficiency in at least one of the categories, and at least Advanced-Mid level proficiency in the other three.
Professional Linguistic and Cultural Competency
Students will demonstrate the linguistic, cultural, and interactive communication skills necessary to function professionally in their chosen domain or discipline.
Students will demonstrate proficiency in speaking, writing, reading, and listening in another language in addition to English. According to the ACTFL scale, students will demonstrate Superior level proficiency in at least one of the categories, and at least Advanced-Mid level proficiency in the other three.
Professional Linguistic and Cultural Competency
Students will demonstrate the linguistic, cultural, and interactive communication skills necessary to function professionally in their chosen domain or discipline.
Program Stats
Five Year Average of Graduated Students
Average Years to Degree
1.89
Graduated Per Year
18.2
GMAT Quantitative Percentile
67.5
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