LLSS Program Students
The Department of Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies (LLSS) offers masters (M.A.) and doctoral (Ph.D.) degree programs focusing on language and literacy, American Indian education, bilingual education, language acquisition, and on the study of educational concepts and debates in the social foundations of education.
The Department of Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies (LLSS) offers masters (M.A.) and doctoral (Ph.D.) degree programs focusing on language and literacy, American Indian education, bilingual education, language acquisition, and on the study of educational concepts and debates in the social foundations of education.
Candidates wishing to pursue a masters degree program of studies in Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies must apply through the Office of Admissions. The deadlines for masters degree applicants are: September 15th for Spring admission and February 1st for Summer and Fall admission.
Candidates wishing to pursue a doctoral degree must apply through the Office of Admissions. The deadline for application materials to be submitted to the Office of Admissions is December 1st for a fall/summer or spring admission. The faculty admission committee will only screen applicants for admission to the doctoral program once a year.
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Important LLSS program application deadlines
M.A. Program
We have open enrollment in our MA Program. Best consideration dates:
Summer: March 15th
Fall: March 15th
Spring: October 15th
Ph.D. Program
Fall Admission:
December 1
Note: The above dates are subject to periodic revision. Please contact Tina Aranda at (277-6997; traranda@unm.edu) for confirmation.
Path to Degree
Master's Program
Path to Master's Degree, Plan I (with thesis)
Path to Master's Degree, Plan II (without thesis)
Plan II Master's Degree Program Document:
- Intent to Take Comprehensive Exam for Completion of the Master's Degree
PDF Version
Doctoral Program
Doctoral Degree Documents:
- LLSS PhD Program Planning Guide
PDF Version - LLSS Summary of Major Procedures and Forms for the Doctoral Degree
PDF Version
LLSS Assistantship and Scholarship Opportunities
Assistantships
Please contact Miranda Jeantete, the LLSS department administrator, for assistantship information (505-277-5282).
COEHS Scholarship Information
(application form, updates, and comprehensive listing of COEHS scholarships)
Resources
- Graduate Student Resources
- COEHS Scholarships
- Office of Graduate Studies (OGS)
- OGS Research Project and Travel Grants
- Graduation Information
- Educators for Dialog & Inquiry (your LLSS graduate student organization)
- UNM Graduate and Professional Student Association
- Listing of All COEHS Student Organizations
Join the LLSS Program Listserv
To subscribe or unsubscribe to the LLSS student listserv, follow these instructions:
From your email account, send a message to LLSS-S_G-L@LIST.UNM.EDU
Leave all subject fields blank.
In the message space, type: subscribe llss-l <your first name><your last name> (John Doe would type: subscribe llss-l John Doe)
To unsubscribe, simply type: unsubscribe llss-l <your first name><your last name>
You should receive a reply notifying you of your successful subscription to the listserv and how to unsubscribe. Or you can sign-up for the listserv or change your preferences for mailing at the listserv sign-up form (link).
To send to the LLSS Listserv:
To send an email to everyone on the LLSS Listserv simply address your email to llss-l@unm.edu. You must be a member to send.
To reply to an individual:
Because all postings come from “llss-l,” using the reply function on your email account will post your reply to the entire list. To email an individual, we suggest hitting forward, then copying and pasting the sender’s email address into your new message.
The email address of the person who posted is available in the message. If you look at the “from” field, it will say posted “on behalf” with the sender’s name and address following.
If you have problems or for further questions, please contact Tina Aranda at traranda@unm.edu or 277-6997.
The Writing Support Service
The Writing Support Service is offering on the first come, first serve basis. This is a synchronous meeting; this means that the graduate students must be present to talk with the tutor their concerns or issues on their writing, dissertation chapters, manuscripts, or even brainstorming ideas for papers. Our motto is, "helping students become better writers, one paper at a time."
Every tutoring session is met via Zoom. Make an appointment online at https://ggle.io/3Kp2.
The information can be found in the Spring 2021 posters.
