Portfolio Timeline
Typical Two-Year M.A. Program, Portfolio Option
Year 1
- Fall
- Three graduate-level courses (9 hours), including ENGL 6000
- Develop Program of Study with Graduate Advisor
- Spring
- Three graduate-level courses (9 hours), including ENGL 6010 (required for Graduate Teaching Assistants; recommended for others)
- Form Advisory Committee: chairperson and two additional faculty
- File Program of Study
- Summer
- Develop portfolio prospectus in consultation with Advisory Committee
- Apply for graduation (usually a late August or early September deadline)
Year 2
- Fall
- Two graduate-level courses (including an internship for the PTC concentration)
- Apply to PhD programs, if desired
- Spring
- Two graduate-level courses, plus ENGL 6890 (Directed Research)
- Finish and defend Portfolio (by mid-April)
