Admission and Application
Admission Requirements for the Master of Arts in English
Admission Requirements
Any person admitted to the Master’s program in English must hold a bachelor’s degree.
An applicant who receives regular admission status must also meet the following requirements:
Regular Admission:
- hold a BA in English or English Education with a minimum 3.0 GPA in the major, or
- hold a B.A. or B.S. in a field other than English, have completed 12 hours of English
coursework at the junior/senior level with an earned GPA of 3.0 on this coursework
(no grade lower than a B) AND have earned a 3.0 GPA in the major.
Note: Students who have GPAs in the major between 2.75 and 2.99 or GPAs in the 12
hours of English junior/senior coursework in the 2.75-2.99 range will be considered
for regular admission if they submit a GRE verbal reasoning score of 150 minimum.
The GRE is NOT required for students who meet the 3.0 GPA, degree and course requirements
listed above.
A student in regular admission status is eligible for a graduate assistantship.
Contingent Admission:
Students holding degrees in fields other than English or English Education and who
do not have the required 12 hours of junior/senior coursework in English but do have
a 3.0 GPA in their major may be admitted to contingent status and must complete the
missing hours of junior/senior coursework in English within their first year of enrollment
in the graduate program. To move to regular status and to remain in the program these
students must earn a minimum 3.0 GPA on the missing hours of junior/senior coursework
with no grade lower than a B.
A student in contingent status is eligible for a graduate assistantship. Students
may not be moved from contingent status to provisional status.
Provisional Admission:
Students who have a GPA in the 2.75-2.99 range in their major and/or in the 12 hours
of junior/senior coursework in English and do not have a 150 score on the verbal reasoning
portion of the GRE may be admitted to provisional status. These students must take
9 hours of graduate coursework in English in their first year of enrollment and earn
a minimum 3.0 GPA in graduate English coursework, with no grade less than a B. Students
who do not satisfy this requirement will not be allowed to continue in the program.
Students in provisional status are not eligible for graduate assistantships.