Students are admitted through the regular admission process in Duke's English Department Graduate Studies. Prospective students who wish to apply for admission into the PhD program must contact the Duke Graduate School for GRE requirements, deadlines and application forms. See also English Department Graduate Studies for any specific requirements of that department.

A master's degree is not a requirement for application to the doctoral program; however, prospective students who do not have a master's degree may consider applying for admission to the Masters Program in English Linguistics at North Carolina State University.

To determine which of these options is best for you, please feel free to consult with Professor Walt Wolfram at NC State University, walt_wolfram@ncsu.edu or Julie Tetel Andresen, Chair of the Duke Linguistics Program, jtetel@duke.edu.