The Master of Arts degree in English provides a comprehensive overview of the
practice of contemporary literary studies by training students in the advanced
research methods used to analyze language and literature. The flexible degree
program, which includes a fully online option, is designed to meet the needs of
a wide variety of degree candidates, as it serves students interested in
pursuing a Ph.D. as well as returning teachers seeking professional
certification and those interested in careers in publishing or related fields.
Requirements for Admission
1. General admission to graduate study.
2. Completion of an undergraduate major or minor in English.
3. A minimum GPA of 3.0 on all undergraduate English courses above the
freshman level, to have included 12 credits of upper division English and
American literature courses.
4. A minimum score of 400 on the verbal and 400 on the quantitative sections
of the GRE.
Requirements for the Degree
1. Satisfy general degree requirements.
2. Maintain a 3.0 GPA in all English courses; a maximum of two ?Cs? will be
accepted for credit toward the degree.
3. ENG 603 - Bibliography.
4. Satisfactory performance on the M.A. in English examination. (No student
may take the exam more than twice.)
5. A minimum of 33 graduate hours, with at least 27 hours in English and no
more than six hours in one other field. The 27 graduate hours in English are
to include the following minimum requirements: three hours in writing, three
hours in linguistics, and 12 hours in literature, with at least three hours in
British and three hours in American literature. Only three hours of ENG 676
may count toward the completion of the M.A. program in English.
6. Thesis option: in place of two elective graduate courses, students may complete a
thesis (six hours) and an oral defense.
