Graduate Study: Teaching Requirements
Teaching experience is regarded as an integral part of the graduate training program in Linguistics. All students are required to serve as Teaching Fellows for a minimum of two terms, usually beginning in the third year. Two additional terms of assistantship are also required, either in the form of additional participation in the Teaching Fellow Program, through participation in externally supported, supervised research (e.g., NSF-funded research grant), or by serving as an assistant on a research project. Research assistantships are provided by the Linguistics faculty (usually from research grants) and by various Yale and Yale-affiliated units. Before accepting a research assistantship in fulfillment of the academic requirement, students must receive approval from the director of graduate studies. To be approved, an assistantship must meet the following criteria: (1) It must be supervised by a departmental faculty member or faculty of an affiliated unit, such as The Haskins Laboratories or The Yale School of Medicine. (2) It must provide research experience that complements the student's academic plan of study. (3) It must provide at least 10 hours of experience per week. If an approved research assistantship is accepted and does not provide a stipend equal to the standard departmental stipend, a University Fellowship will be provided to bring the combined stipends to the standard departmental level.
Linguistics Course Catalogue
Yale Bulletin: Requirements for the Degree of PhD
Special Requirements for Graduate Studies in Linguistics
Financial support for students in Linguistics
