Overview

English Program / English Program is located in Carbondale, IL.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Composition	Composition
Master of Arts (MA)	English	Rhetoric and composition
Master of Arts (MA)	English	Literature
Master of Arts (MA)	English	English studies

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	0
Doctoral Degrees	3

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

25

Applied

13

Accepted

7

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 1st	January 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	2.7 GPA
Doctoral Degree Requirements	3.00 GPA on prior graduate coursework; Masters degree

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$7,600

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Teaching Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

45

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.22%
Black or African American	8.89%
White or Caucasian	75%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	8.89%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (40%)

Female (60%)

Faculty

15

Total faculty

Full-time - 15

Part-time - 0

Male (11)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Economics and literature, human rights, lyric theory, a-sexuality and queer theory, education and literature
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address Department of English: MC 4503
Faner Hall
Carbondale, IL  62901
United States

Contact Dr. Ryan Netzley
Director of Graduate Studies
Email: rnetzley@siu.edu
Phone: -453-6817

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