ADMISSION

Admission Requirements

The Master in Linguistics Study Program aims to produce graduates with strong linguistic skills, both theoretical and practical. Therefore, the study program implements an admission system that ensures prospective students have adequate academic qualifications. The admission requirements follow the minimum standards established by the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada.

The requirements for prospective students include:

  • Graduating from an undergraduate program at a university with at least B accreditation;
  • Having a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.00;
  • Having a minimum TPA/PAPS score of 450;
  • Demonstrating English language proficiency with one of the following minimum scores:
    • AcEPT (UGM): 149;
    • TOEFL ITP: 400;
    • TOEFL iBT: 31;
    • IELTS: 4.0; or
    • TOEP: 26;
  • Having a clear study projection; and
  • Having academic interests and competencies relevant to the fields offered by the Master in Linguistics Study Program at UGM.

The study program also conducts an interview test for prospective students. The interview assesses their linguistic understanding, motivation to pursue graduate study, study readiness, and readiness to complete the final project/thesis.

Counselling for Prospective Students

To facilitate prospective students in the registration process, Universitas Gadjah Mada provides online consultation and information services through:

  • UGM website: https://ugm.ac.id
  • UGM admission website: https://um.ugm.ac.id
  • WhatsApp hotline: 0811-2511-3370
  • Social media: Facebook Universitas Gadjah Mada, X/Twitter @UGMYogyakarta, Instagram @ugm.yogyakarta, and YouTube Universitas Gadjah Mada.

In addition to social media, UGM and the Faculty of Cultural Sciences promote information about study programs through roadshow activities, including Study Program Goes to School and School Goes to Study Program, as well as television talk shows.

The Master in Linguistics Study Program also provides information through its official social media accounts, which are managed by the study program administrators and/or head of the study program. Questions directly related to the study program, such as admission, study program competencies, curriculum, and lectures, can be addressed by the administrators and/or head of the study program.

Selection Procedure

The student admission process is conducted transparently, beginning with registration, administrative screening, selection examinations, interviews, and announcement of the selection results. The registration and announcement processes are conducted online.

Detailed information on admission requirements and the selection process is available at https://um.ugm.ac.id/.

The admission procedure for new students of the Master in Linguistics Study Program consists of:

  1. Administrative document screening, including English language proficiency, TPA/PAPS score, undergraduate study program accreditation, undergraduate GPA, study projection, and recommendation letter;
  2. Interview test;
  3. Faculty and study program meeting to determine admission decisions; and
  4. Online announcement of the selection results.

New students are admitted once a year at the beginning of the academic year.

Ensuring Foreign Language Proficiency

English language proficiency is one of the admission requirements for the Master in Linguistics Study Program. Universitas Gadjah Mada recognizes the Academic English Proficiency Test (AcEPT) as one of the English proficiency tests for prospective students.

For admission to the Master in Linguistics Study Program, prospective students must meet one of the following minimum English proficiency scores:

  • AcEPT (UGM): 149;
  • TOEFL ITP: 400;
  • TOEFL iBT: 31;
  • IELTS: 4.0; or
  • TOEP: 26.

These requirements are in accordance with the minimum English proficiency standards established by the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada.

Further information on admission requirements is available at https://um.ugm.ac.id/persyaratan-pendaftaran-magister/.

Transparency and Documentation of Admission Procedure and Decision

Universitas Gadjah Mada establishes transparent and documented admission requirements for master's students. For the Master in Linguistics Study Program, the requirements include an English proficiency certificate (AcEPT, TOEFL ITP, TOEFL iBT, IELTS, or TOEPL) and a TPA/PAPS certificate, in accordance with the minimum scores established by the Faculty of Cultural Sciences.

At the study program level, the admission requirements also include a study projection, recommendation letter, undergraduate GPA, and undergraduate study program accreditation certificate. All admission requirements and procedures are documented and publicly available through the UGM admission website at https://um.ugm.ac.id/persyaratan-pendaftaran-magister/.

In addition, the Master in Linguistics Study Program conducts an interview test as part of the selection process. The interview assesses the prospective student's linguistic understanding, motivation, study readiness, and readiness to complete the thesis.

The selection process is carried out objectively and documented appropriately. The results of the selection are announced online and can be accessed by prospective students through the UGM admission system at https://um.ugm.ac.id/pendaftaran/public/