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Program checklist · MA in English

MA in English

State University of New York at New Paltz · New Paltz, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
MA in English
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
CIP
16.0104
Total credits (published)
30
Credits (computed from items)
60
Catalog edition
2025-2026
Checklist type
degree-program
SOC
25-1123
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196176
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196176_6cedb0b1
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Creative Writing Specialization

33 items
  1. Complete ONE of the following pre-1800 courses:
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. ENG 501
    3
  3. ENG 504
    3
  4. ENG 505
    3
  5. ENG 506
    3
  6. ENG 507
    3
  7. ENG 508
    3
  8. ENG 560
    Forms of Autobiography
    As published: “Forms of Autobiography 1”
    3
  9. ENG 572
    3
  10. ENG 573
    3
  11. ENG 575
    3
  12. ENG 576
    3
  13. ENG 577
    3
  14. ENG 588
    Studies in Comparative Literature
    As published: “Studies in Comparative Literature 1”
    3
  15. ENG 593
    English Selected Topic
    As published: “English Selected Topic 1”
    12
  16. Complete THREE of the following Post-1800 courses
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  17. ENG 515
    3
  18. ENG 522
    3
  19. ENG 524
    3
  20. ENG 525
    3
  21. ENG 526
    3
  22. ENG 536
    3
  23. ENG 537
    3
  24. ENG 578
    3
  25. ENG 579
    3
  26. ENG 581
    3
  27. ENG 583
    3
  28. ENG 586
    3
  29. ENG 588
    Studies in Comparative Literature
    As published: “Studies in Comparative Literature 2”
    3
  30. ENG 589
    3
  31. ENG 593
    English Selected Topic
    As published: “English Selected Topic 2”
    12
  32. ENG 594
    1-12
  33. ENG 595
    1-12

Literary Criticism

5 items
  1. ENG 585
    3
  2. Complete THREE Creative Writing Workshops
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  3. ENG 542
    Workshop in Fiction and Memoir
    As published: “Workshop in Fiction and Memoir 3”
    3
  4. ENG 543
    Workshop in Poetry
    As published: “Workshop in Poetry 3”
    3
  5. ENG 544
    3

Culminating Experience

2 items
  1. ENG 590
    3
  2. ENG 599
    Graduate Comprehensive Exam Registration
    As published: “Graduate Comprehensive Exam Registration 4”
    0

Curriculum Requirements

34 items
  1. Select three courses of Literature Before 1800
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. ENG 501
    3
  3. ENG 504
    3
  4. ENG 505
    3
  5. ENG 506
    3
  6. ENG 507
    3
  7. ENG 508
    3
  8. ENG 560
    Forms of Autobiography
    As published: “Forms of Autobiography 1”
    3
  9. ENG 572
    3
  10. ENG 573
    3
  11. ENG 575
    3
  12. ENG 576
    3
  13. ENG 577
    Studies in English Romanticism
    As published: “Studies in English Romanticism 1”
    3
  14. ENG 588
    Studies in Comparative Literature
    As published: “Studies in Comparative Literature 1”
    3
  15. ENG 593
    English Selected Topic
    As published: “English Selected Topic 1”
    12
  16. Select three courses in Literature After 1800
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  17. ENG 522
    3
  18. ENG 524
    3
  19. ENG 525
    3
  20. ENG 526
    3
  21. ENG 536
    3
  22. ENG 537
    3
  23. ENG 560
    3
  24. ENG 577
    Studies in English Romanticism
    As published: “Studies in English Romanticism 2”
    3
  25. ENG 578
    3
  26. ENG 588
    Studies in Comparative Literature
    As published: “Studies in Comparative Literature 2”
    3
  27. ENG 579
    3
  28. ENG 581
    3
  29. ENG 583
    3
  30. ENG 586
    3
  31. ENG 589
    3
  32. Literary Criticism and Theory
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  33. ENG 585
    3
  34. Select three electives - to be chosen in consultation with your Advisor.
    Not resolved to a course
    9

Culminating Experience

1 item
  1. ENG 599
    Graduate Comprehensive Exam Registration
    As published: “Graduate Comprehensive Exam Registration 3”
    0
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