General Information

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Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements

1.    Apply through the Graduate College online portal.  Students should apply to the MA in ENGLISH ONLY if they are not interested in the possibility of continuing for the PhD.  If you are admitted to the program having completed this MA application and then decide to go on to the PhD here, you will have to re-apply, submitting all required documents and fees again. If you think you may want to continue for the PhD, you should apply directly to the PhD in English (even if you will be entering the program at the MA level).

This will include the following:

    • Graduate College application
    • Domicile Affidavit
    • Application fee ($85), payable to the University of Arizona

2.  Complete the Literature Program Online Application (either English  MA or PhD):
     The application will include the following elements:

    • Curriculum Vita
    • Statement of purpose
    • Official copies of transcripts from all colleges attended-you may download unofficial on-line for review purposes. If you are admitted, you will need to mail official transcripts to the program.
    • Three academic letters of recommendation (your recommenders will be able to submit their letters through the online application system)
    • Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. Subject test is optional. Ask that your scores be sent to Institution Code #4832 Must be dated within 5 years of enrollment
    • A writing sample (in the form of a critical paper; recommended length 10-20 pages, maximum of 25 pages)
   
   INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ONLY: 

    • TOEFL 550-paper or 79 internet. Scores must be dated within 2 years of enrollment. 

 

Standardized Tests

Required test for both domestic and international students:
General GRE
 

Required test for international:
TOEFL

Minimum TOEFL: 79 internet
Minimum IELTS: Composite score of 7

 

Recommended tests:
GRE Subject test

 

 

Funding Opportunities

Please see our webpage:  http://english.arizona.edu/literature/financial-opportunities#overlay-context=literature/financial-aid-teaching-fellowships-awards

 

 

Admissions Deadlines

Applications are due around January 15 each year for the following fall semester.  We have no spring admission.

 

International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

30 

Core Coursework Requirements

Candidates for the MA must take a total of 30 units of graduate coursework (of which 24, or 8 classes, must be in regularly scheduled literature courses unless otherwise approved by the Program Director), demonstrate reading knowledge of a foreign language, and pass a final examination based on reading lists approved by the faculty. In consultation with the Graduate Literature Program Director, students select one of two plans of study, as outlined below. Candidates take the final MA exam shortly after completing coursework, normally no later than the fourth semester in the program. A candidate who fails the MA Examination may, upon the recommendation of the committee and the Graduate Literature Director, be granted a second examination. The results of the second examination are final.

 

Elective Coursework

Students can take 2 (6 units) of coursework outside of the English Department upon approval from the director.

 

Additional Requirements

none

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 

Program StatisticsInformation about these numbers

Program-level Information
Application Acceptance Rate	20%
Med. Time-to-degree (years)	1.75
Department-level Information
Enrollment Percent Male	n/a
Enrollment Percent Female	n/a
Enrollment Percent International	n/a
Enrollment Percent URM	n/a

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