Dear Graduate Students,
Today, Monday, December 13, is the last day of classes for the Fall 2021
semester. Please read on for some important end-of-the-semester
announcements and updates. As always, if you have any questions or need
advising, please email both of us anytime. (And apologies if I owe you an
email—if you don't hear from me this week, please feel free to follow up.)
COURSE WITHDRAWALS (BY TODAY)
This has been another challenging semester, and if you fell behind in any
of your classes and aren't able to pass them, your best option is to drop
those courses with a W grade via your CUNYfirst Student Center. The
withdrawal deadline for Fall 2021 is *TODAY, December 13*. FYI, W grades do
not impact your GPA. (However, if you have any questions about how Ws might
impact financial aid, you can contact the QC Hub
<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/admissions/fa/Pages/default.aspx> via Live Chat or
by email at QCHub(a)qc.cuny.edu.)
TAKING AN INC
If you are unable to complete a final course assignment and would like to
take an incomplete (INC), please discuss this possibility and make specific
arrangements with your professor. Keep in mind that an INC is a temporary
grade and should be resolved ASAP. All INCs must be completed within 1
calendar year (so an INC in Fall 2021 must be resolved before the end of
Fall 2022). Please note that QC is now enforcing the policy for grad
students that *any INCs not resolved within 1 year will be converted to
failing grades (FIN)*.
REGISTERING FOR SPRING (& SUMMER) 2022 COURSES
If you're planning to take Spring 2022 and/or Summer 2022 courses and
haven't yet registered, please do so ASAP via CUNYfirst. (Courses that are
under-enrolled may be canceled by the College administration.) I've
attached the spring and summer course descriptions again here. Please note
that we've had a change of instructor for ENGL 701, which will now be
taught by Prof. Duncan Faherty—MA students who haven't yet taken 701 should
do so ASAP.
REGISTERING FOR ENGL 791 & ENGL 795
A reminder that, for anyone planning to take ENGL 791 (thesis essay) or
ENGL 795 (independent study) in Spring 2022, the sign-up forms and
proposals are due by email to MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu by *January 5, 2022*,
at the latest. Please email us for more info or to get a copy of either
sign-up form. (Students planning to take ENGL 791 in the spring should've
already been in touch—please email ASAP if you haven't already. If you
already emailed, we'll follow up with you soon.)
GRADUATION
Finally, heartfelt congratulations to all of you who are finishing up your
MA requirements and graduating this semester! You should be incredibly
proud of yourselves for all you've accomplished. We invite you back in
Spring 2022 to participate in our annual MA conference and submit for the
annual Nancy Comley Prize, as well as to take part in our annual English
Department graduation ceremony in early June. Please stay on the MA
listserv through the spring in order to get announcements about these
upcoming activities.
We'll be in touch with more updates in the new year but, in the meantime,
best of luck with your final papers and projects! And Happy Holidays to all
who celebrate, and wishing you a safe, healthy, and restorative winter
break!
Best,
Caroline & Hillary, your Directors of Graduate Studies in English
--
Dr. Caroline Kyungah Hong
Associate Professor of English
Director of Graduate Studies (English MA)
Queens College, CUNY
*she/her/hers*
* Please note that I am off email on weekends and will respond to your
email during business hours, Monday–Friday 9am–5pm, generally within 1–2
business days.
