Degree Requirements

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Students seeking an M.A. in English may choose either Plan I (24 semester hours plus a thesis) or Plan II (33 semester hours). Both plans require a minimum of 18 semester hours in literature courses offered by the English Department. Special certificate programs require additional hours which are determined by further guidelines in consultation with the appropriate program advisors. Six hours of graduate work in English may be transferred with the approval of the department graduate committee. Other requirements are as follows:

1. At least half of the hours for the degree (exclusive of thesis credit hours) must be in courses numbered 600 or above, and at least nine hours in English courses at UAH numbered 600 or above (exclusive of thesis credit hours).

2. Six semester hours of EH 699 for students following Plan I.

3. A maximum course load on 15 semester hours per semester.

4. Oral comprehensive examination on courses taken and on the thesis. For students following Plan II, both oral and written examinations are required. The written examination must be passed before the oral exam is taken.

5. A reading knowledge of French, German, Spanish, or another language deemed by the department to be academically appropriate. Adequate reading knowledge must be demonstrated by one of the following options:

- Four semesters or their equivalent in one language with a minimum average grade of B at an accredited institution, completed not more than five years before the student's first graduate course in the UAH program.

- Intermediate-level performance on a UAH examination in the language, given by arrangement.

- A score not lower than the 25th percentile on the Graduate School Foreign Language Test (GSFLT). Registration is necessary 21 days before the examination. A fee is required. Any student who plans to pursue the doctoral degree is urged to take this test and pass with a score in the 50th percentile.

- In lieu of the language requirement, additional graduate course work of three semester hours of English. EH 507 (English Linguistics) or EH 508 (History of the English Language) or a designated course of a similar nature is required.