English Department graduate students pursuing a graduate minor

Graduate students desiring a graduate minor in a different major outside their own major need to find a faculty member from that major to identify the necessary minor courses and to serve on their POS committee. That professor's name, signature, and comments where applicable must appear on all Graduate College forms-from the Recommendation for Committee Appointment form, through the Program of Study (POS) form, and on the many forms necessary for graduation. In addition, an authorized person in the department of the minor program must sign the POS form. Minor courses must be listed on the POS form.

Graduate students from other majors pursuing a graduate minor in English Department graduate majors

Graduate students from other majors may obtain a graduate minor in any of the English Department graduate majors. To do so, they first need to find an English professor in the appropriate major to help them select courses and to serve on their POS committee. That professor’s name, signature, and comments where applicable must appear on all Graduate College forms—from the Recommendation for Committee Appointment form, through the Program of Study (POS) form, and on the many forms necessary for graduation. In addition, the Director of Graduate Education in the English Department must sign the Recommendation for Committee Appointment and Program of Study forms as well as many forms necessary for graduation.

A graduate minor in the M.A. programs in English (creative writing or literature), RCPC, or TESL/AL consists of 9 credits in Department of English courses, 6 of which must be at the 500-600 level. A graduate minor in the M.F.A. program in Creative Writing and Environment (CWE) consists of 12 credits in creative writing courses, 6 of which must be at the 500 level. A graduate minor in the Ph.D. programs of Applied Linguistics and Technology (ALT) or Rhetoric and Professional Communication (RPC) consists of 12 credits in Department of English courses, 9 of which must be at the 500-600 level. Minor courses must be listed on the POS form.

Once the student and the selected English Department professor have determined the courses to be used for the minor, the student needs to submit to the Graduate English Office the English Department's Request for Graduate Minor form.