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
- Thesis Option
- Credits (computed from items)
- 72
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 216764
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_216764_5bde00cb
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Required Core Courses for all English MA Students
major core · 2 items
- 3
- 3
Required Courses for WTC Track, Thesis Option
0 items
Composition and Rhetoric
4 items
- 3
- or: PWP 597 Invitational Writing Institute3
- or: ENG 560 Locating Literature3
- Select two additional courses from two of following areas:Not resolved to a course6
Composition and Rhetoric
0 items
West Chester Writing Project (PWP)
0 items
Literature
0 items
Electives
electives · 1 item
- Students are to select three electives from among courses in the following categories: General Topics and Theory, English Literature, American Literature, Comparative Literature, Composition and Rhetoric, Research and Special Topics, and PWP. One of the three electives may be selected from among all ENG categories—including those listed above and in the categories of Language, Teaching Skills, and Creative Writing–or from a different discipline, in cases where it would enhance the student’s program of study.Not resolved to a course9
Required Capstone Experience
2 items
- 3
- 3
Additional Requirements
0 items
Non-canonical requirement: At least one course must be taken in a topic that addresses the writing, literature, and/or pedagogy relating to under-represented groups.
0 items
PWP courses: No more than 12 credits (including the required six credits of PWP courses described above) may be taken in courses taught by West Chester Writing Project master-teachers.
0 items
ENG 502, ENG 500, and ENG 501 are to be taken before the completion of 18 semester hours of graduate credit.
0 items
Non-Thesis Option
0 items
Required Core Courses for all English MA Students
major core · 2 items
- 3
- 3
Required Courses for WTC Track, Non-Thesis Option
0 items
Composition and Rhetoric
4 items
- 3
- or: PWP 597 Invitational Writing Institute3
- or: ENG 560 Locating Literature3
- Select two additional courses from two of following areas:Not resolved to a course6
Composition and Rhetoric
0 items
West Chester Writing Project (PWP)
0 items
Literature
0 items
Electives
electives · 1 item
- Students are to select three electives from among courses in the following categories: General Topics and Theory, English Literature, American Literature, Comparative Literature, Composition and Rhetoric, Research and Special Topics, and PWP. One of the three electives may be selected from among all ENG categories—including those listed above and in the categories of Language, Teaching Skills, and Creative Writing—or from a different discipline, in cases where it would enhance the student’s program of study.Not resolved to a course9
Required Capstone Experience
2 items
- 3
- 3
Additional Requirements
0 items
Non-canonical requirement: At least one course must be taken in a topic that addresses the writing, literature, and/or pedagogy relating to under-represented groups.
0 items
PWP courses: No more than 12 credits (including the required six credits of PWP courses described above) may be taken in courses taught by West Chester Writing Project master-teachers.
0 items
ENG 502, ENG 500, and ENG 501 are to be taken before the completion of 18 semester hours of graduate credit.
0 items
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