Overview

Department of English / Department of English is located in Albany, NY, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	18
Doctoral Degrees	4
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Residency

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

82

Applied

29

Accepted

21

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No
Spring deadline	November 15th	November 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Transcripts of all schools attended; Statement of background and goals; Departmental questionnaire; Resume; Names and contact information for 3 recommenders
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15

Student Body

103

Total Graduate Students

18%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.85%
Black or African American	3.88%
White or Caucasian	63%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.94%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.91%
Unknown	4.85%

Gender

Male (38%)

Female (61%)

Faculty

52

Total faculty

Full-time - 24

Part-time - 28

Male (28)

Female (24)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Women playwrights; critical literary theory; poetry and poetics; media history, writing and reporting; creative non-fiction
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY  12222-0001
United States

Contact Glyne Griffith
Chair
Phone: 518-442-4056
Fax: 518-442-4599

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