Coordinator: Magda Oiry
The Linguistics Department offers a 15-credit Certificate in American English Linguistics to students who complete a program of courses focused on the structure, usage, and dialects of American English. This certificate is open to anyone, matriculated and non-matriculated students, regardless of whether they have been admitted to a degree program at UMass Amherst. The requirements can be completed entirely in the classroom, or with a combination of online and classroom courses. Information about online course offerings.
You can direct inquiries about the Certificate to the Linguistics Department certificate coordinator, Magda Oiry. You don’t have to apply for admission for the certificate, but it would be nice for you to let us know that you intend to pursue it. Once you have completed the requirements, you must contact the certificate coordinator to arrange for the award of the certificate.
Courses
The certificate requires 15 credits based on the number of credits received at the time the course was taken. Substitutions and variations will be considered. Contact the certificate coordinator, Magda Oiry.