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English at NMU
The English Department offers a 48-credit master of fine arts degree in creative writing, a 32-credit master of arts degree with a choice of four concentrations (literature, pedagogy, theater or writing) and a 20-credit hour graduate certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), which can ladder into the master of arts degree (pedagogy concentration).
NMU English graduate students benefit from small class sizes, close relationships with their professors and colleagues, opportunities to work on a professional literary journal and university newspaper and in a world-class theater and teaching program.
Program Requirements
Every degree candidate designs a plan of study in consultation with the program director and his or her adviser.
Each English graduate program also has specific requirements, which are listed in the detailed program links below.
Admission Requirements
Regular Admission: Applicants are required to comply with the regular admission requirements of the Office of Graduate Education, which include an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0. In addition, students must have either: a). a bachelor's degree in English, or b). a minimum of 30 credit hours in undergraduate English courses, or equivalents, demonstrating broad familiarity with literature in English, with a minimum GPA in these courses of 3.0. Transcripts of applicants will be evaluated on an individual basis.
Conditional Admission: Applicants who do not meet regular admission criteria may apply for conditional admission, in which case they must complete specific courses prior to conversion to regular admission status. These courses, selected from the list of undergraduate courses acceptable for graduate credit, do not count toward the minimum credits of course work required for the master’s degree or certificate.
Find additional information on the application process here:
Programs
Bulletin Year: 2020 - 2021 Graduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.