Option I - Literature and Language Approved coursework in literature and language to complement undergraduate courses taken and to total at least 32 semester hours. 583 Theories of Composition and Approved coursework in writing to complement undergraduate courses taken and to total at least 32 semester hours. The Department of English and Journalism offers two kinds of financial aid awards at the master's degree level. Graduate assistants tutor students in the Writing Center for 15 hours per week and earn a stipend for the academic year. Occasional editorial assistantships are also available in the department a nd in other offices across campus.
Teaching assistants teach two sections of composition per term.
They receive a stipend and a waiver of all tuition but must also pay student fees. Teaching assistants must have had previous teaching or teacher training experience, or have spent one y ear working as a graduate assistant. Both kinds of assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis to students who have excellent undergraduate records in English and whose letters of recommendation suggest their fitness for study in literature and for the teaching of writing. The dead line for these applications is March 1 for consideration for the next school year. The people are friendly, and the tree-lined streets are clean.