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Advising SUMMARY OF PROCEDURES FOR ENGLISH GRADUATE STUDENTS On being admitted to the graduate program, the student should determine a basic plan of study. To do this, he/she should arrange a conference with the program coordinator and should become familiar with the departmental requirements. The student should complete the course requirements and either write a thesis, complete an action research inquiry project, or take a comprehensive examination. Students in the Creative Writing and Literature concentrations must write a thesis; students in the English Education & Writing concentration may choose to write a thesis or take a comprehensive examination; and students in the 6-12 Initial Licensure concentration may complete an action research inquiry project or take a comprehensive examination. The student writing a literature thesis should obtain from the program coordinator an information sheet listing all the thesis procedures. The creative writing thesis information sheet is available from the creative writing coordinator. The action research inquiry project information sheet is available from the English education coordinator. The student must file an Application for Graduate Degree with the Office of Registration no later than the completion of 24 credit hours (33 hours in the 6-12 Initial Licensure concentration) and prior to enrollment in the final semester of course work. A $50 commencement fee must accompany the application that is paid in the Office of Cashiering. The student writing a thesis or completing an action research inquiry project files an oral examination form containing date, place of scheduled defense, members of the committee, and the title in the Office of Graduate Studies at least four weeks before the scheduled defense. The thesis or action research inquiry project must be successfully defended with approved copies being deposited in the Longwood Library and the $27.00 binding fee being paid before the student can be certified for graduation. The student taking the comprehensive examination must register for ENGL 699 the last semester of degree work. If degree completion is scheduled for summer, the student would register for ENGL 699 the spring semester immediately preceding that summer as long as the student needs no more than two summer courses to complete his/her program. Comprehensive examinations are administered two times a year from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the third Saturday of October and the first Saturday of March. A $35.00 fee will be assessed. The student should make arrangements for the purchase of the cap, gown, and hood from the university bookstore if the student is planning to participate in Commencement. Site Last Updated:8-8-2005 |
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