Graduate Program Options

The Master of Arts Program in English consists of three primary options in which students complete 33 semester hours:

• Literature (Thesis or Non-Thesis)
• Composition, Language and Rhetoric
• TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

We also offer two additional TESOL options:

• Plan D Plus combines the M.A. in English with Maryland Certification in TESOL.

• The Post Baccalaureate Certificate in TESOL is a non-degree, 15 semester hour program. While the courses taken for the Post Baccalaureate Certificate cover areas required for K-12 certification in the State of Maryland, this certificate by itself does not lead to teacher certification nor does this lead toward an M.A. in English degree.