Dear MA Students,
Next week, from October 31 to November 1, pre-registration for Spring 2025 occurs. Below, I’ve pasted information about pre-registration, which I have also included as a pdf file attached to this message. Descriptions for our Spring 2025 course offerings are also attached to this message.
Accelerated BA/MA students who will still be undergrads in the Spring 2025 should set up short advising appointments with us before registering. If a class that you are interested in closed, please contact me to be put on the class wait list. We are usually able to accommodate students on the wait lists before the semester starts.
The Summer 2025 course schedule is running late, but we will send that to you once that registrar has assigned codes for our classes. We do know that, in the first short session, we’ll offer two classes—Medieval Epic and American Women Playwrights. In the second session, we’ll offer Latinx Childhood and a class on 20th Century American Poetry.
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact us at MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu>.
Best,
Bill
Preregistration for English MA Courses
Spring 2025
Preregistration for Spring 2025 English MA courses will take place Thursday, October 31, 2024, through Friday, November 1, 2024. (Please note the shortened time period of it this semester). Matriculated MA, MAT, and MS Ed students in good academic standing (i.e., minimum average 3.0 GPA and no outstanding INCs) are eligible for and strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to sign up early for classes.
Accelerated students who will still be undergraduates in Spring 2025 and are in good academic standing are also eligible to preregister for English MA courses. To register for graduate classes in the Spring 2025, accelerated students should schedule an appointment with one of the directors of graduate studies. The appointment can be in-person or over Zoom.
Please carefully read the following preregistration instructions and FAQs, including a breakdown of program requirements for MA, MAT, MS Ed, and Accelerated students. Spring 2025 course descriptions are attached separately. Note: the majority of our graduate English courses in Spring 2025 will be meeting in person, with a few fully online courses (ENGL 643, 733, and 781- 02).
If you have any questions or need advising, please email the current Directors of Graduate Studies in English—Bill Orchard (william.orchard(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:william.orchard@qc.cuny.edu>) and Clifford Mak (cmak(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:cmak@qc.cuny.edu>).
Instructions for Preregistration via Email
During the Spring 2025 preregistration period of October 31 to November 1 only, please email MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu> with the following info:
1. Your full name
2. Your program (MA, MAT, MS Ed, or Accelerated)
3. Your 8-digit CUNY ID#
4. The courses you’d like to register for, with their 4- or 5-digit class codes (e.g., ENGL 636, code 25703)
Students may preregister for up to 3 spring courses.
Preregistration requests will be processed within 24 hours and in the order they are received. You will receive a confirmation email once you’ve been registered, asking you to log onto CUNYfirst and double-check your schedule.
Preregistration FAQs
Who is eligible to preregister for English MA classes?
All matriculated MA, MAT, and MS Ed students are eligible to preregister for courses as long as they have an active CUNYfirst account and are in good academic standing. If your GPA has fallen below 3.0 or if you’re carrying incompletes on your record from a previous semester, you should seek advising with one of the Directors of Graduate Studies, Bill Orchard or Cliff Mak, before trying to preregister. Accelerated English BA/MA students who will still be undergraduates in Spring 2025 can also pre-register but must schedule an in-person or virtual appointment with one of the directors of graduate studies.
Accelerated students who are planning to graduate with their BAs in Fall 2024 semester will not yet be able to register for fall graduate courses. Only once their BA graduation has been approved and their status in the English MA program has officially been activated on CUNYfirst can they then register for their Spring 2025 MA courses. This will likely occur in late November. Please contact the Directors of Graduate Studies with any questions or for advising.
If you have any holds on your CUNYfirst account for any reason, however unwarranted, CUNYfirst will not allow you to be registered for classes. Please check your account before the start of the preregistration period and make sure that any holds have been resolved.
Non-matriculated/non-degree students are not eligible to preregister and must wait to register themselves during their registration appointment period on CUNYfirst.
Can I take a course with the same number twice for credit?
Some courses may be repeated for credit as long as the specific course topics and texts are substantially different. This term, the classes that can be repeated for credit are: 719 and 729.
ENGL 781 (Special Seminars) may also be repeated for credit, as long as the specific course topics and texts are substantially different.
ENGL 636, 643, 701, and 733 cannot be repeated for credit.
What are my English course requirements?
For MA students (30 credits):
· ENGL 701
· ENGL 636
· 7 open electives (any English graduate class offered at the 600 or 700 level, excluding ENGL 751–763, which are reserved for MFA students)
· ENGL 791 (thesis essay)
For Accelerated BA/MA students (up to 9 credits):
· ENGL 701
· 2 electives (any English graduate class offered at the 600 or 700 level, excluding ENGL 751–763, which are reserved for MFA students)
For MAT students (9 credits):
• 1 pre-1900 elective
· 1 open elective (any English graduate class offered at the 600 or 700 level, excluding the creative writing workshops and craft classes, ENGL 751–763, which are reserved for MFA students)
· ENGL 781
For MS Ed students (15 credits):
· ENGL 702 or ENGL 703
· 2 pre-1900 electives
· 1 open elective (any English graduate class offered at the 600 or 700 level, excluding the creative writing workshops and craft classes, ENGL 751–763, which are reserved for MFA students)
· ENGL 781
What if the class that I want is full when I pre-register?
You can request to be placed on a wait list. Wait listed students will be able to register for the class when a space becomes available. In past semesters, we have been able to accommodate almost all students who are on wait lists. To be placed on a wait list, contact Bill or Hillary (not the instructor).
For MAT and MS Ed students, what courses fulfill the pre-1900 requirement?
In Spring 2025, English 719 and 781-02 satisfy the pre-1900 requirement.
Can I preregister for ENGL 791, the thesis course, or ENGL 795, the independent study course?
English 791 and English 795 require additional advising and paperwork, so these are not courses for which you can preregister. The Directors of Graduate Studies will announce more information about how to sign up for these courses after the preregistration period has ended.
Can I pre-register for summer courses?
The summer schedule is currently being finalized. Once that is available, we will email you the course descriptions so that you can register on CUNYfirst.
