Arkansas State University
English & Philosophy Department
P.O. Box 1890
State University, AR 72467
Phone (870) 972-3043
Fax (870) 972-3045
http://www2.astate.edu/a/chss/degree-programs/mamse-english.dot


Dr. Catherine Calloway
Program Director
Professor
Email ccather@astate.edu


Admission Requirement
Students seeking admission into the Master of Arts in English must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School and the specific program requirements.

Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited four-year institution with the appropriate undergraduate background in the field of the proposed academic emphasis and a grade point average of 3.00 on the last 60 hours of undergraduate work, or a 2.75 average on all undergraduate work (A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1, F-0). The appropriate undergraduate background must include a minimum of 18 semester hours of coursework, exclusive of any basic education courses, in the proposed field of graduate major. All courses attempted, including any repeated courses, are considered in the computation of the grade point average.
Students who do not meet the requirements as stated above may be granted admission at the master's degree level provided they have a grade point average of 2.50 overall or a 2.75 average on the last 60 hours.
            1. Applicant for admission to the master's degree program who have not completed the
                appropriate undergraduate background will be assessed undergraduate course deficiencies.
            2. Applicants from an unaccredited college, who have satisfactory grades and a satisfactory
                undergraduate program, may be admitted with an entrance condition of 12 semester hours.

All newly admitted students must take a preliminary examination immediately after completing 6 to 9 hours of graduate course work.  This preliminary examination is a proctored, impromptu written explication of a brief poem or prose passage, the text of which will be presented to the student at the time of the examination.  Students will have 2 hours in which to complete their written explication.  The examination is administered once each semester during the regular academic year and graded by a 3 member committee made up of English graduate faculty.

Students failing the preliminary examination the first time must retake it in the next consecutive full semester. Students who fail the explication a second time must complete a non-credit Independent Study in explication until they can pass.  Students may not take comprehensive exit exams for the degree until the explication requirement has been satisfied.

Deadline: Fall - April 7, Spring - November 17 and Summer - April 7

gradsch@astate.edu