Program Requirements. A completed B.A. degree is a prerequisite for admission to the 40-unit M.A. program. Degree requirements include the following: 40 units of coursework (10 courses of 4 units each); one foreign language; and the M.A. comprehensive exam. Students are advised to take no more than 12 units per semester. See “Residence Requirements ” and other institutional regulations under “Master of Arts Degree ” in the “Degree Regulations  ” section of this Bulletin.

Distribution Requirement. The 10 courses must fulfill the following distribution requirement: one course in British literature before 1800; one in British literature after 1800; one in American literature before 1900; one in American literature after 1900; and one other course in British or American literature of any period.

Language Requirement. The M.A. student must demonstrate a reading knowledge of one foreign language. The language exam should normally be taken in classical Greek, Latin, French, German, Italian, or Spanish. Any student wishing to test in a different language must receive the prior approval of the chair, or of the faculty member in charge of the language exam. With prior approval, successful completion of a foreign language course (with a grade of B+ or better) while enrolled at CGU may substitute for the language exam. Course work and exams taken prior to admission to the English Department cannot be used to fulfill this language requirement.

Comprehensive Examinations. The student must pass the written M.A. comprehensive exam, which is designed to test the student’s ability to do close readings of selected passages from British and American literature as well as the ability to place these texts in the appropriate cultural context. The M.A. comprehensive exam may not be taken if the student has more than one outstanding “Incomplete” grade.