Sample Timelines to Degree
NOTE: These are only sample timelines. Plan your specific timeline with your academic advisor.
Timeline 1
Three courses per semester and no thesis; estimated completion in 2 years:
Fall 2020:
- ENG 601 (Research);
- ENG 621 (American Lit);
- ENG 642 (Studies in Poetry)
Spring 2021: Apply for Candidacy
- ENG 638 (Jane Austen),
- ENG 645 (Lit & Social Justice);
- ENG 623 (Lit of Europe)
Summer 2021:
- Comprehensive exam preparation (not for credit)
Fall 2021: Comprehensive exam
- ENG 660 (Children’s Lit);
- ENG 631 (Shakespeare)
Spring 2022:
- ENG 643 (Studies in Drama);
- ENG 692 (Teaching of Writing)
Timeline 2
Three courses per semester and M.A. thesis; estimated completion in 2 years:
Fall 2020:
- ENG 601 (Research),
- ENG 621 (American Lit),
- ENG 642 (Studies in Poetry)
Spring 2021: Apply for Candidacy
- ENG 638 (Jane Austen),
- ENG 645 (Lit & Social Justice);
- ENG 623 (Lit of Europe)
- Comprehensive exam preparation (not for credit)
Summer 2021: M.A. thesis proposal
Fall 2021: Comprehensive Exam
- ENG 652 (Lit Criticism),
- ENG 641 (Studies: Novel),
- ENG 695 (Master’s Thesis)
Spring 2022:
- ENG 721 (M.A. Thesis Continuation)
Timeline 3
Two courses per semester and M.A. thesis; estimated completion in 3 years:
Fall 2020:
- ENG 601 (Research),
- ENG 642 (Studies in Poetry)
Spring 2021: Apply for Candidacy
- ENG 621 (American Lit),
- ENG 614 (18th-Century British Lit)
Fall 2021:
- ENG 652 (Lit Criticism),
- ENG 641 (Studies in the Novel—World Lit)
- Comprehensive exam preparation (not for credit)
Spring 2022: Comprehensive Exam
- ENG 660 (Children’s Lit);
- ENG 631 (Shakespeare)
Summer 2022:
Fall 2022:
- ENG 695 (Master’s Thesis)
Spring 2023:
- ENG 721 (M.A. Thesis Continuation)
