ADMISSION
Students applying for admission to the graduate program must meet the general University requirements for GPA and GRE scores. In addition, applicants must present a minimum of 20 semester hours of undergraduate work in English at the junior/senior level. To be considered for admission, students must complete the University of West Florida graduate admissions application (available from the Office of Admissions). Students must also submit, along with their application, official transcripts from each college or university attended; GRE scores; a two-page statement of purpose; three letters of recommendation from former instructors; and a writing sample of at least 2500 words of literary analysis, for those interested in literary study, or 2500 words of fiction/non-fiction prose or 10 poems, for those interested in the creative writing program. All students applying for graduate admission will be considered for scholarship, fellowship, and assistantship opportunities. Students who meet other requirements, but lack some of the required undergraduate preparation, may be granted conditional admission to the M.A. program. All students admitted conditionally must satisfactorily complete specific requirements stipulated by the departmental graduate committee before full admission.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The M.A. in English is a program of advanced study of English language and literature. In addition to general University requirements, students seeking the M.A. in English must meet the following requirements. The M.A. in English requires a minimum of 33 semester hours of course work, 15 of which must be in courses at the 6000 level. No more than 3 semester hours at the 4000 level may be approved as part of the program if they are annotated for graduate credit and are assigned to one of the blocks below. After they have completed 24 semester hours of graduate level work, all M.A. candidates are required to make a scholarly or creative presentation to their peers and the faculty, and to submit a master's thesis.

At the time of admission, students will indicate their choice of a program specializing either in literature or in creative writing.

Topics courses with different area of emphases may be repeated for a maximum of 9 semester hours of credit with the permission of the student's advisor.

Course descriptions are listed alphabetically by prefix at Course Listings/Descriptions.

Literature Specialization (21 sh)

Creative Writing Specialization (21 sh)

In addition to satisfactory completion of required coursework and completion of a thesis, before graduation, students must demonstrate reading competency in one foreign language. This competency may be demonstrated by:

1. A. Earning two credits of a single foreign language in high school or one credit in high school and the second semester of the same foreign language at an accredited postsecondary institution.
2. B. Completion of two semesters (8-10 semester hours) of a single foreign language at a postsecondary institution with a grade of "C" or higher.
3. C. Earning a satisfactory score on a standardized test of reading competency in the chosen language. These tests include, but are not limited to, the following:
   1. CLEP subject matter examinations
   2. MAPS-Latin examination published by the College Entrance Examination Board
   3. Proficiency examination at UWF