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Graduate Studies in English
Master of Arts - English

Admissions Requirements
Two official copies of a baccalaureate transcript from a regionally accredited institution with at least 36 credits in English, exclusive of freshman composition. (Applicants who present fewer than 36 undergraduate credits in English may remove this deficiency by taking additional courses as recommended by the English graduate committee.)

A 3.00 cumulative undergraduate average. (Applicants whose undergraduate average in English is less than 3.00 may be admitted on the basis of GRE scores or by other means at the discretion of the English graduate committee.)

A writing sample, 10 pages in length.

GREs are recommended.

Program Requirements
File a "plan of study" during the first semester after matriculation.

Completion of prescribed course work within seven years after matriculation.

Maintain a cumulative average of 3.00 or better, with no more than two grades below B-.

Nine credits in a foreign language or satisfactory evidence of equivalent competence. This requirement may be fulfilled by a satisfactory grade on a reading test administered by the graduate committee.

Satisfactory performance on comprehensive examination.

Curriculum Requirements - 30 credits
No more than six credits may be transferred from another institution. No more than six credits taken before admission to the MA program may be credited to the degree.

The English Proseminar (41500), generally taken in the first semester.

At least one course in the English language, such as 41501, 41502, or 41527.

One course in Shakespeare, such as 41505 or 41574.

At least three courses from the periods before 1800 (for which only one Shakespeare course may be counted) and three courses from the periods after 1800.

One course in literary criticism, such as 41550, 41555, or 41585.

Please go to The Graduate School Web site for additional information.