The Graduate Student Handbook, Appendix A

The Five M.A. Tracks and Requirements

Literature
ENGL 801	3 hrs
6 courses in literature at least 1 criticism/theory at least 1 before 1800 at least 1 since 1800 plus 3 other lit courses	18 hrs
2 elective courses	6 hrs
1 may be ENGL 799 1 may be outside the Dept.
1 seminar	3 hrs
30 credit hour total	30 hours
Plus: writing project oral examination diversity overlay

Children's Literature
ENGL 801	3 hrs
3 courses in literature	9 hrs
3 courses in children's literature ENGL 703 Plus 2 other CL courses	9 hrs
2 elective courses	6 hrs
1 may be ENGL 799 1 may be outside the Dept.
1 seminar	3 hrs
30 credit hour total	30 hours
Plus: writing project oral examination diversity overlay

Creative Writing
ENGL 801	3 hrs
3 courses in literature	9 hrs
3 courses in creative writing	9 hrs
in 2 or more genres at least 6 hrs at 700-level
2 elective courses	6 hrs
1 may be ENGL 799 1 may be outside the Dept.
1 seminar	3 hrs
30 credit hour total	30 hours
Plus: writing project oral examination diversity overlay

Cultural Studies
ENGL 801	3 hrs
3 courses in literature	9 hrs
3 courses in cultural studies	9 hrs
ENGL 705 plus 2 other CS courses
2 elective courses	6 hrs
1 may be ENGL 799 1 is usually outside the Dept.
1 seminar	3 hrs
30 credit hour total	30 hours
Plus: writing project oral examination diversity overlay

Composition & Rhetoric
ENGL 801	3 hrs
3 courses in literature	9 hrs
3 courses in Composition and Rhetoric	9 hrs
ENGL 755 plus 2 other Comp/Rhet courses
2 elective courses	6 hrs
1 may be ENGL 799 1 may be outside the Dept.
1 seminar	3 hrs
30 credit hour total	30 hours
Plus: writing project oral examination diversity overlay