AGREEMENT WITH MONTEREY INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES EASES PATH FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES AND LINGUISTICS MAJORS

In August, the department concluded a three-year agreement with the Monterey Institute of International Studies, which offers professional and graduate degrees in a range of areas with an international focus.

The agreement, which is described here and here, formalizes a long and fruitful relationship between the department and MIIS; it opens an official path for UCSC Language Studies and Linguistics majors to have specific course credits accepted towards eligibility in the Advanced Entry programs in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and Teaching Foreign Language, as well as priority consideration for scholarships.

MIIS officials will visit the department later in the Fall Quarter to conduct informational meetings about the agreement and the new pathways that it opens for our majors. In the meantime, detailed information is available from undergraduate staff advisor Susan Welch.

In welcoming the signing of the agreement, Dean Renée Jourdanais of MIIS commented: We’re thrilled that we’ve been able to formalize our relationship with UCSC. Their linguistics majors have always been stellar students in our MATESOL/MATFL program and it just made sense to welcome them into our Advanced Entry program.