Application Deadlines

Fall Admission: July 15
Spring Admission: November 15

Minimum Requirements for Admission

• Bachelor of Arts in English or Bachelor of Arts and/or Bachelor of Science in another discipline
• Minimum of 2.75 overall G.P.A. in undergraduate studies and 3.0 G.P.A. in the discipline

Qualifications for Graduate Assistantships

• Highly competitive
• Limited – three per year (2 semesters); may be renewed for two additional consecutive semesters
• Maintenance of G.P.A. of 3.5 or above while enrolled in the program
• Students who achieve 3.4 or above after two semesters of residence are eligible to apply for graduate assistantship consideration

Application Materials¹

Students should submit the following materials to the Texas Southern University Graduate School:

• The online application
• Academic transcripts from all (attended) institutions of higher learning
• Application fees

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All materials are required for admittance consideration

The following materials should be submitted to the Director of Graduate Studies, Department of English:

• Three letters of recommendation
• The student’s statement of intent (1-2 pages)
• A ten to fifteen (10-15) page critical writing sample with bibliography

In order to earn a Master’s degree in English under Track A, a candidate must complete the following departmental requirements:

1. Thirty (30) hours of graduate work in English inclusive of ENG 837 Thesis In Progress, with an emphasis in African American, American, or British literature) Required Core Courses: ENG 502 Cornerstone Survey, ENG 533 Methods Of Research, and ENG 638 Survey of Lit Theory
2. A written comprehensive examination
3. End of program assessment that includes a comprehensive test, research completion, and evaluation
4. An acceptable thesis based on an investigation of a subject approved by the Department and the University Graduate School
5. An oral defense of the thesis before the committee of graduate faculty advisors
6. A completed thesis approved by the University Graduate School

Master of Arts Degree in English

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
First Semester		Hours
ENG 502	Cornerstone Survey	3
ENG 533	Methods Of Research	3
ENG 638	Survey of Lit Theory	3
	Hours	9
Second Semester
Choose any 3 elective courses (9 hours)		9
ENG 529	Studies in Lit Bio and Nonfict
ENG 530	African American Fiction
ENG 532	Afr & Afr Diaspora Literature
ENG 534	Black Southern Writers
ENG 629	Seminar in American Literature
ENG 640	Chaucer Shakespeare and Milton
ENG 641	Seminar Creative Non-Ficton
ENG 732	American Novel
ENG 734	Seminar in Modern Poetry
ENG 735	The British Novel
ENG 736	Studies British Liter to 1900
ENG 794	Utopia Dystopia
ENG 835	Directed Reading and Research 1
	Hours	9
Second Year
Third Semester
Select an additional 3 courses from those listed above in Second Semester		9
ENG 5XX/6XX/7XX English Elective
ENG 5XX/6XX/7XX English Elective
ENG 5XX/6XX/7XX English Elective
	Hours	9
Fourth Semester
ENG 837	Thesis In Progress	3
	Hours	3
	Total Hours	30

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Registering for this course requires permission from the Department Chair and can be used only by graduating M.A. students who have already taken courses offered the semester they intend to graduate.