Department of English Graduate Student Handbook Dr. Lara Vetter Ms. Jennie Mussington Director of Graduate Studies Administrative Assistant for the Graduate Fretwell 290J Program Phone: 704-687-0616 Fretwell 260F Email: [email protected] Phone: 704-687-0014 Email: [email protected] Department of English Graduate Student Handbook UNC Charlotte Revised April 24, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS PROGRAM GOALS ............................................................................................................................................ 2 ADMISSION PROCESS ....................................................................................................................................... 2 ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................................ 2 APPLICATION PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................................................ 3 All Applicants ................................................................................................................................................... 3 International Applicants .................................................................................................................................. 4 FINANCIAL AID ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 Graduate Assistantships .................................................................................................................................. 4 Purpose of the Teaching Assistantships ..................................................................................................................... 4 Application Process ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 Duties of Graduate Assistants ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Other Assistantships ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Tuition Assistance ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 POLICIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 ADVISING ................................................................................................................................................................... 6 COURSE INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................................. 7 TRANSFER CREDIT ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 CREDIT BY EXAMINATION............................................................................................................................................... 7 GRADES AND STUDENT STATUS ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Repeating a Graduate Course .......................................................................................................................... 8 Grade Point Average ........................................................................................................................................ 8 APPEALS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 RETURNING TO THE PROGRAM ....................................................................................................................................... 8 CONCENTRATIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 8 OVERALL REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................................................... 8 CONCENTRATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 Children's Literature ......................................................................................................................................... 9 Thesis .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Comprehensive Exam ............................................................................................................................................... 10 Technical/Professional Writing ...................................................................................................................... 10 Thesis ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Project ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Applied Linguistics ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Thesis ........................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Project ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Composition/Rhetoric .................................................................................................................................... 11 Thesis ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Project ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Creative Writing ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Thesis ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Project ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12 English for Specific Purposes .......................................................................................................................... 13 Thesis ........................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Page i Department of English Graduate Student Handbook UNC Charlotte Revised April 24, 2020 Portfolio .................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Literature ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 Thesis ........................................................................................................................................................................ 14 The Literature Exam .................................................................................................................................................. 14 English Education ........................................................................................................................................... 15 Program Goals ........................................................................................................................................................... 15 Additional Admission Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 15 Degree Requirements ............................................................................................................................................... 16 Thesis or Project........................................................................................................................................................ 16 Licensure ................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Program Certifications/Accreditation ....................................................................................................................... 16 GUIDELINES FOR M.A. THESES, PROJECTS, PORTFOLIOS, EXAMS, READINGS,