Current Graduate Students

Graduate programs in EALL are primarily designed to provide students with advanced professional training in language history, structure, pedagogy, and sociolinguistics, as well as literary history and criticism.

All M.A. and Ph.D. programs offered by EALL are recognized Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) regional graduate programs. Residents of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming are eligible, upon admission, to enroll at Hawai`i resident tuition rates.

Chinese Programs

• M.A. in Chinese Language & Linguistics
• M.A. in Chinese Literature
• Ph.D. in Chinese Language & Linguistics
• Ph.D. in Chinese Literature
• Description and reqirements for Chinese graduate programs on the Graduate Division web site

Japanese Programs

• M.A. in Japanese Language & Linguistics
• M.A. in Japanese Literature
• Ph.D. in Japanese Language & Linguistics
• Ph.D. in Japanese Literature
• Description and reqirements for Japanese graduate programs on the Graduate Division web site

Korean Programs

• M.A. in Korean Language & Linguistics
• M.A. in Korean Literature
• M.A. in Korean for Professions
• Ph.D. in Korean Language & Linguistics
• Ph.D. in Korean Literature
• Description and reqirements for Korean graduate programs on the Graduate Division web site

How to Apply

Students may apply to the program online or submit a paper application through the mail. For more details, please see the graduate division's admissions requirements.

Application deadlines may vary by section, but are generally February 1 for students wishing to enroll in the next fall semester, or September 1 for students wishing to enroll in the next spring semester. For up-to-date deadlines, please visit one of the above links to the graduate division's listing for each of the three language programs. For up-to-date application fees, please see the graduate division's admissions requirements.

List of Current Students

• Chinese section
• Japanese section
• Korean section

E-mail List

In order to better communicate with each other, the EALL graduate students use the Listserv facilities provided by the university to maintain an e-mail list of all graduate students, eallgrads-l@hawaii.edu. Any mail sent to this list goes to EALL graduate students only; no faculty or administration members will receive the mail. Permission to send mail to this list is also limited to EALL graduate students only. If you wish to be on the e-mail list, please contact Jenny Migita, who currently maintains the list.

Useful Software for Grad Students

• SIL Fieldwords - comprehensive tool for managing data collected in the field
• Zotero - Firefox extension for managing research sources

Useful Links

• Residency requirements for Hawaii
• Graduate tuition rates
• Graduate Division home page
• UHM Financial Aid Office
• Graduate Resources/Forms (including red folder updates)
• Graduate Student Organization (GSO)

UH Current Students Page