English

Thesis Requirements

EFFECTIVE FALL 2018

English Department Graduate Committee

The Graduate Committee has implemented the following requirements for students wishing to write a master’s thesis. These requirements exist in addition to the current English M.A. Program policies:

Before any English M.A. student may enroll in ENG 695, the thesis course, s/he must meet the following requirements:

• Pass six graduate courses up to that point and receive an A (4.0) in at least four of them.
• Pass the comprehensive exam.
• Receive a formal nomination from a faculty member who will serve as the thesis director.
• Submit a two- to five-page abstract of the proposed thesis, including an annotated bibliography of at least ten primary and secondary sources.

N.B.: Students should solicit committee members for the thesis prior to reaching this point in the program.