In addition, there
are a few pages you might want to review. On our web site there are handbooks
for both Plan I
and Plan II
options in Literature. Also, you might want to look at or download a copy of
the MA
Checksheet for your specific program of study (Literature, TESL, and Scientific
and Technical Communication are all here).
The English department offers both thesis and non-thesis options for M.A. specializations in Literature and non-thesis, internship-based specializations in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), and Technical Communication.
All programs require 33 hrs. of course work. There is no language requirement for M.A. degree seekers. The M.A. degree is usually completed in two years but may be completed in one year if one's program includes at least two summer semesters of course work.
Our literature program stresses both traditional and non-traditional texts and authors and provides students with a broad, period-based introduction to Anglo-American and Ethnic literatures. Our TESL program prepares students for careers in international pedagogy, especially the teaching of English language skills to non-native speakers. Our Technical Communication program prepares students for careers in technical, scientific, and business editing and writing.
Requirement checksheets for each program are available upon request from the Graduate Secretary that detail course work and other degree completion requirements.
Assistantships
Assistantships are available on a competitive basis and for 2000-01 carry a stipend of $7500. Typically assistantship duties involve a three-course teaching load in the General Studies Writing (GSW) program spread over two semesters. Approximately twenty new assistantships are awarded each year, distributed among the various specializations.
* Assistantships carry a tuition waiver of all instructional, general, and out-of-state fees. Summer opportunities for funding are also competitively available, determined by staffing needs and a seniority system administered by the department's Graduate Student Committee.
* Assistantships are renewed on a competitive basis. If academic work and assistantship duties are evaluated as fully satisfactory, students in an M.A. program may expect two years of funding; however, all teaching assignments are dependent upon the availability of funds and appropriate duty assignments, and these may vary from year to year.
* Funded students receive intensive in-service training in the classroom teaching of writing in English 602, Composition Instructors' Workshop, during their first semester of work.
Because the number of applicants for our programs has continued to grow, we have seen an increase in the number of self-funded students matriculating. Those students admitted but not funded need to be aware that the department has instituted a May 1st deadline for declaring one's intentions to enroll in courses for the following Fall semester. Those self-funded students who fail to do so cannot be guaranteed a place in the program in the semester for which they have been admitted.
For application materials and other inquiries for all M.A. programs (excluding the M.F.A.) contact:
Dr. Kristine Blair, Graduate Coordinator
Department of English
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
or call: (419) 372-6864
How to Apply: Admission Requirements and Information Applicable to all M.A. Programs:
1) All applicants must submit a completed application to the BGSU Graduate College accompanied by the appropriate fees. To obtain an application form, contact:
Graduate College2) Applicants to all degree programs in English must meet the general requirements for admission to the Graduate College. See pp. 13-16 of the 1994-96 Bowling Green State University Graduate Catalogue.
BGSU
Bowling Green, OH 43403-0180
or call (419) 372-2791
3) All applicants for admission to Department programs must submit scores from the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). (M.A. Plan I Literature applicants also must submit scores from the Literature Subject Test of the GRE.) Those with GRE scores that average below 500 on the verbal and analytical test portions of the exam will rarely be considered for funding. Recently funded students scored on the average of 550 on both the verbal and analytical components of the GRE.
4) All applicants must submit official transcripts from each institution they have attended and a 10-15 pp. writing sample from recent academic work.
5) All applicants must submit three letters of recommendation from persons acquainted with their academic experience.
6) Those seeking funding must submit the appropriate Department application form (available from the Graduate Coordinator) that requires a succinct, one page statement of purpose. This document should explain applicants' reasons for entering a graduate program in English and should detail their specific areas of competence and interest within the larger field of English Studies.
This latter statement is crucial in determining whether student interests and course demands can be adequately meshed with current faculty and degree offerings and therefore should be constructed thoughtfully and carefully.
7) All non-native English speaking applicants must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). When it is not possible to take the TOEFL, applicants may take the Michigan Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) instead. Those applicants with TOEFL scores below 550 will rarely be admitted.
8) Applications and supporting materials should be received no later than the February 1st before the Fall Semester of the year the applicant wishes to begin study. Later applications will be considered only if positions are available. Applications will be reviewed as early as January 1st.
Admission to a program does not constitute a commitment to funding, nor does it guarantee that a student will be available to matriculate in the semester he or she desires. Enrollment demands and curriculum changes may force limits in the number of students permitted to enroll in each course.
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