Because many graduate students work during the days, most graduate courses are scheduled during the late afternoon and evening hours. A booklet describing in detail upcoming undergraduate and graduate course offerings is available at the English department office several months prior to each semester. Graduate students are expected to consult this course description booklet, which also contains detailed information on course offerings and other details about the graduate program. The choice of an area of study is obviously the student's, but be advised that graduation will be delayed if a student switches between programs. Regardless of which area of concentration a student pursues, be advised that it is strongly encouraged that the appropriate section of English 200 should be completed in one of the first two semesters in residence.
Some requirements are specific to different areas of concentration.
See below for specific requirements. Each plan of study is limited to 6 units of 299 coursework. Only those students earning a 3.7 GPA or better after 21 units of coursework may elect to write a thesis after completing an approved prospectus.