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College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Master of Arts in English
Admission Requirements
The department offers two majors under this degree: English and American
literature, and applied English linguistics.
In addition to meeting college's graduate admission requirements, applicants must
fulfill the following minimum requirements:
- A minimum of 18 semester hours in literature, writing, or linguistics at the undergraduate or postbaccalaureate level, at least 12 hours of which must be upper division or above, with at least a 3.00 (A=4.00) grade point average.
- A minimum of 12 semester hours of a single foreign language or a demonstration of a reading knowledge of a single foreign language.
- A statement of intent (500 words minimum) and a critical writing sample.
- Three letters of recommendation, at least two of which must be from persons familiar with the applicant's academic work.
- Two official transcripts of all previous university work.
- GRE General Aptitude score and, except for Applied English
Linguistics applicants, GRE Advanced Subject (Code 64) score.
Consult the Department of English graduate office for additional information and more specific requirements.
Conditional admission may be granted to students whose overall grade point average on the last 60 hours of course credit is at least 2.67 (A=4.00), whose grade point average in the discipline is at least 3.00, and whose scores on the Graduate Record Examination are high enough to indicate probable success in the graduate program.
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Master of Arts in English
Admission Requirements
The department offers two majors under this degree: English and American literature, and applied English linguistics.In addition to meeting college's graduate admission requirements, applicants must fulfill the following minimum requirements:
- A minimum of 18 semester hours in literature, writing, or linguistics at the undergraduate or postbaccalaureate level, at least 12 hours of which must be upper division or above, with at least a 3.00 (A=4.00) grade point average.
- A minimum of 12 semester hours of a single foreign language or a demonstration of a reading knowledge of a single foreign language.
- A statement of intent (500 words minimum) and a critical writing sample.
- Three letters of recommendation, at least two of which must be from persons familiar with the applicant's academic work.
- Two official transcripts of all previous university work.
- GRE General Aptitude score and, except for Applied English Linguistics applicants, GRE Advanced Subject (Code 64) score.
Conditional admission may be granted to students whose overall grade point average on the last 60 hours of course credit is at least 2.67 (A=4.00), whose grade point average in the discipline is at least 3.00, and whose scores on the Graduate Record Examination are high enough to indicate probable success in the graduate program.