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[EnglishMA] Spring 2023 End-of-Semester Announcements
by William Orchard 11 May '23

11 May '23

Dear Graduate Students, Tuesday, May 16, is the last day of classes for the Spring 2023 semester. You're almost at the finish line! 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 Hillary Miller or me anytime. COURSE WITHDRAWALS 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 Spring 2023 is TUESDAY, MAY 16. FYI, W grades do not impact your GPA. (However, if you have any questions about how Ws might impact financial aid, you can email the QC Hub<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/qchub/> at QCHub(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:QCHub@qc.cuny.edu>.) REGISTERING FOR FALL (& SUMMER) 2023 COURSES If you're planning to take Fall 2023 and/or Summer 2023 courses and haven't yet registered, please do so ASAP via CUNYfirst. (Courses that are under-enrolled may be canceled by the College administration.). Summer course descriptions can be found here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQGGZ2F2MblC73DbHm_hGBs6kPgF9sl…>. Fall course descriptions can be found here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTD3leclAaWY6-uY51xHKszKvYsIEus…>. Currently, four fall classes are closed: Professor Chu’s 733 on Asian American Literature, Professor Fisk’s 735 on Global Literature, Professor Hahn’s 781 on Creative Writing for English Educators, and Professor Moore’s 781 on Speculative Memoir. If you are interested in these enrolling classes, please contact us and we’ll place you on a wait list for the course. NEW WEBSITE This year, the MA program’s website was updated and redesigned. Information for current students<https://qcenglish.commons.gc.cuny.edu/graduate/ma-in-english/current-studen…>—including degree requirements, the student handbook, administrative forms, and course descriptions—can be found here<https://qcenglish.commons.gc.cuny.edu/graduate/ma-in-english/current-studen…> (just scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the appropriate tab). REGISTERING FOR ENGL 791 A reminder that, for anyone planning to take ENGL 791 (thesis essay) Fall 2023, the sign-up forms and proposals are due by email to MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu> by August 4, 2023, at the latest. Please email us for more info or to get a copy of the sign-up form. (Students planning to take ENGL 791 in the fall should've already been in touch—please email ASAP if you haven't already. Because some faculty may have limited availability in the summer, it’s good to confirm your thesis plans before classes finish this semester.) GRADUATION Finally, heartfelt congratulations to all of you who are finishing up the program and earning your MA degree this semester! You should be incredibly proud of yourselves for all you've accomplished! The campus-wide Commencement Ceremony<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/ce/> and our English Department Graduation Ceremony are taking place on campus on Thursday, June 1. If you are planning to attend graduation, please complete the Student RSVP<https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=s_BgbwZfCU6XFZiduozH2FS…> and the Guest RSVP<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queens-college-commencement-2023-guest-registr…> (this year, there is no limit on guests). We'll be in touch with more updates throughout the summer, especially about the Graduate Conference that will happen in early November. In the meantime, best of luck with your final papers and projects! And wishing you a safe, restorative, and joyful summer! Best, Bill & Hillary, your Directors of Graduate Studies in English

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[EnglishMA] Congrats to Kayla Baur, winner of the 2023 Comley Prize!
by William Orchard 03 May '23

03 May '23

Our heartfelt congratulations to Kayla Baur, the winner of this year's Nancy Comley Prize, for her outstanding essay “Mixed Feelings: The Emotional Appeals of Zitkala-Ša’s American Indian Stories”! Thank you to everyone who submitted their work—the judges loved reading all the essays and had a very difficult time choosing a winner. We faculty are always blown away by the excellent work of our graduate students, and you all should be incredibly proud of yourselves! We will be celebrating Kayla and all our QC English students’ accomplishments at this year's Writing Prizes Ceremony, which will take place in person on Wednesday, May 10, from 12:00–2:00pm, in the Godwin-Ternbach Museum in Klapper Hall. Everyone is welcome to join! Congrats again, Kayla! Best, Bill & Hillary, your Directors of Graduate Studies in English

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[EnglishMA] Updates + May events from QCAP
by William Orchard 27 Apr '23

27 Apr '23

FYI Dear Graduate Students, We are excited to share updates about the Queens College AANAPISI Project (QCAP), which is a new federal grant-funded project on our campus meant to support QC’s diverse and underserved AAPI students! You can read more about QCAP on our new website https://qcap.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ and email us with any questions at QCAPQueens(a)qc.cuny.edu. And please follow us on Instagram @qcap.queens<https://www.instagram.com/qcap.queens/>! QCAP also has a couple events coming up next week and the week after—please help us spread the word, and we hope to see you there! * Next week on Wednesday 5/03 at 4:30pm in Q-Side, we have our first QCAP mental health workshop, “#AsianFail: Illness and Ingratitude,” led by Asian American studies scholars Jim Lee and erin Ninh. We’ll be exploring the topic of failure and the intersections of our health, (un)wellness, and inter- and trans-generational struggles. AAPI students, faculty, and staff are all welcome! You can find more info and RSVP via Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/asianfail-illness-and-ingratitude-tickets-6226…. [A picture containing text, book Description automatically generated] * And the following week, on Tuesday 5/09, 12:15–1:30pm in the Muyskens Conference Room at the Summit, everyone’s invited to our AAPI Heritage Month Celebration! There will be yummy food from local Asian eateries and opportunities to connect with and hear from our AAPI students and campus and community leaders! Our very own Kimiko Hahn will be there to say a few words and read a poem! Plus, we have a special gift for our graduating AAPI students—graduation honor cords to celebrate their accomplishments—and yes, that includes grad students! [A picture containing text, businesscard, screenshot, vector graphics Description automatically generated] QCAP is just starting to get off the ground, and we’re really hoping for a strong turnout at our very first events. Hope to see you there and to hear more from you about how we can better support and serve you! Best, Caroline K. Hong and Amy Wan (the QCAP Directors) -- Dr. Caroline Kyungah Hong (she/her) (hear my name<https://namedrop.io/carolinekyungahhong>) Associate Professor of English Director, Queens College AANAPISI Project (QCAP) Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY) * Please note that I am offline evenings and weekends and will generally respond to emails within 1–2 business days.

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[EnglishMA] Fantasy & Sci-Phi Editor Diana Pho on campus! Wed April 26, 12.30-1.30, in Klapper 708
by Hillary Miller 23 Apr '23

23 Apr '23

Dear MA students, Please see below for information about an event happening during free hour in Klapper 708, this Wednesday. All are welcome to this conversation with a professional editor. [A person wearing glasses Description automatically generated with medium confidence] A Conversation with Diana Pho! Wednesday April 26 in Klapper 708 12.30-1.30 Sweet and savory snacks will be served! Diana Pho (she/her) is a Hugo Award-winning editor with over 15 years of experience across various areas of the publishing industry, most notably the Science Fiction Book Club and the Tor Publishing Group. Before landing her current job at Erewhon Books as Executive Editor, Diana served as Lead Creative Executive for Co-Productions & Partnerships at the podcast studio Realm Media. She has had the pleasure of working with household names like George R. R. Martin and the Robert Jordan estate for The Wheel of Time, as well as critically acclaimed writers such as Bethany C. Morrow, Lara Elena Donnelly, K. A. Doore, and Margaret Killjoy, among others. Books she has edited have won the Thriller Award (A.J. Hartley’s Steeplejack, for Best Young Adult), the Ditmar Award (Thoraiya Dyer’s Crossroads of Canopy, for Best Novel), the American Library Association’s Alex Award (P. Djeli Clark’s The Black God’s Drums), the Nebula Award (P. Djeli Clark’s Ring Shout & A Master of Djinn) and a Kirkus Best Book of the Year Selection (Marie Miranda Cruz’s Everlasting Nora, for Middle Grade). Diana herself is also a two-time finalist for the Ignyte Award and a finalist for the Locus Award for her editorial work. She has a double Bachelor’s degree in English and Russian Literature from Mount Holyoke College and a Master’s in Performance Studies from New York University. More than anything else, she appreciates a good cup of tea.

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[EnglishMA] 791 Info Session/ CCNY Conference CFP
by William Orchard 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

Hello all, I hope you had a great spring break. I’m writing with a reminder that, if you are planning on completing your thesis in Fall 2023, there will be an information session about it on Wednesday, April 19 at 6:30 pm. At the information session, we’ll cover: * How to register for English 791 * How to locate a thesis advisor and second reader * The timeline for completing the thesis * Best practices for approaching the thesis, which is the final culminating project for the master’s degree. We’ll also answer any and all questions you have about the process. If you plan to attend, please respond to me and I’ll provide you a Zoom link for this virtual meeting. If you can’t attend and are planning to do 791 in the fall, please let me know also so that we include in you in future mailings about the thesis. As you may know, we’ve had to postpone our conference until the fall semester. If you are interested in presenting your work this spring, CCNY’s graduate program in English is hosting a conference on transgression in May. Their deadline for proposals is April. I’ve pasted their call for papers below. Best, Bill [cid:image001.jpg@01D971B4.AE76BF10]

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[EnglishMA] REMINDER: 2023 Nancy Comley Prize for Best Graduate Student Essay (due April 14)
by QNS qcenglmaprogram 13 Apr '23

13 Apr '23

Hello all, This is just reminder that the submission deadline for the Nancy Comley Prize for Best Graduate Student Essay is this Friday, April 14. Best, Bill ________________________________________ William Orchard Associate Professor Director, MA Program Department of English Queens College, CUNY From: QNS qcenglmaprogram <MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu> Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 11:09 AM To: "maenglish(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu" <maenglish(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu> Subject: 2023 Nancy Comley Prize for Best Graduate Student Essay (due April 14) Dear Graduate Students, Please find attached (and pasted below) the submission guidelines for our annual Nancy Comley Prize, which is awarded to the best essay written by an English MA, MAT, or MS Ed student. We hope you consider submitting something, whether it's an essay you've already written for a class, a work-in-progress, or your thesis essay. Submissions are due April 14, 2023. Best, Bill 2023 NANCY COMLEY PRIZE for the best essay by a QC English MA, MS Ed, or MAT student Named for the long-standing Chair of the English Department, the Nancy Comley Prize was established in 2012 to honor the best essay written by a graduate student matriculated in the Queens College English MA, MS Ed, or MAT programs. The prize is sponsored by the English Department Alumni Fund. All currently matriculated English MA, MS Ed, and MAT students, as well as master’s students who graduated in Fall 2020, are eligible. Submissions should be 10–25 pages in length, typed, double-spaced, in standard 12-point font, with 1-inch margins and page numbers. They must be carefully proofread and formatted according to current MLA style, including a Works Cited page. The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 14, 2023. All entries must be submitted via email to MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu>. Before submitting your entry, please take careful note of the following instructions: * Essays must be submitted in DOC, DOCX, or PDF formats. * The filename for your essay should read “[CUNYfirst ID number]NancyComleyPrize.” If you don’t know your 8-digit CUNYfirst ID number, please look it up before submitting your essay. * In the body of your email, make sure to include the following information: 1. Your full name 2. Your 8-digit CUNYfirst ID number 3. The title of your essay • Make sure that your name does not appear anywhere in your essay, which will be blind-read by the prize judges, who are faculty members serving on the English Department’s MA Committee. Winners will be contacted by Monday, April 24. Presentation of the award will occur at the department’s Honors Ceremony, on May 10. Questions about the Nancy Comley Prize should be directed to the Directors of Graduate Studies in English at MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu>.

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[EnglishMA] English 791/ Fall Thesis Class Information Session on April 19, 2023
by William Orchard 05 Apr '23

05 Apr '23

Hello all, Happy first day of Spring break! I’m writing to let you know that, if you are planning on completing your thesis in Fall 2023, there will be an information session about it on Wednesday, April 19 at 6:30 pm. At the information session, we’ll cover: * How to register for English 791 * How to locate a thesis advisor and second reader * The timeline for completing the thesis * Best practices for approaching the thesis, which is the final culminating project for the master’s degree. We’ll also answer any and all questions you have about the process. If you plan to attend, please respond to me and I’ll provide you a Zoom link for this virtual meeting. If you can’t attend and are planning to do 791 in the fall, please let me know also so that we include in you in future mailings about the thesis. Best, Bill ________________________________________ William Orchard Associate Professor Director, MA Program Department of English Queens College, CUNY

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[EnglishMA] 2023 Nancy Comley Prize for Best Graduate Student Essay (due April 14)
by QNS qcenglmaprogram 30 Mar '23

30 Mar '23

Dear Graduate Students, Please find attached (and pasted below) the submission guidelines for our annual Nancy Comley Prize, which is awarded to the best essay written by an English MA, MAT, or MS Ed student. We hope you consider submitting something, whether it's an essay you've already written for a class, a work-in-progress, or your thesis essay. Submissions are due April 14, 2023. Best, Bill 2023 NANCY COMLEY PRIZE for the best essay by a QC English MA, MS Ed, or MAT student Named for the long-standing Chair of the English Department, the Nancy Comley Prize was established in 2012 to honor the best essay written by a graduate student matriculated in the Queens College English MA, MS Ed, or MAT programs. The prize is sponsored by the English Department Alumni Fund. All currently matriculated English MA, MS Ed, and MAT students, as well as master’s students who graduated in Fall 2020, are eligible. Submissions should be 10–25 pages in length, typed, double-spaced, in standard 12-point font, with 1-inch margins and page numbers. They must be carefully proofread and formatted according to current MLA style, including a Works Cited page. The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 14, 2023. All entries must be submitted via email to MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu>. Before submitting your entry, please take careful note of the following instructions: * Essays must be submitted in DOC, DOCX, or PDF formats. * The filename for your essay should read “[CUNYfirst ID number]NancyComleyPrize.” If you don’t know your 8-digit CUNYfirst ID number, please look it up before submitting your essay. * In the body of your email, make sure to include the following information: 1. Your full name 2. Your 8-digit CUNYfirst ID number 3. The title of your essay • Make sure that your name does not appear anywhere in your essay, which will be blind-read by the prize judges, who are faculty members serving on the English Department’s MA Committee. Winners will be contacted by Monday, April 24. Presentation of the award will occur at the department’s Honors Ceremony, on May 10. Questions about the Nancy Comley Prize should be directed to the Directors of Graduate Studies in English at MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu>.

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[EnglishMA] FW: Reminder: Pre-Registration Ends Tonight
by QNS qcenglmaprogram 22 Mar '23

22 Mar '23

Hello all, I’m just sending a quick reminder that pre-registration ends tonight. Any requests that arrive before midnight will be processed. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or Hillary. Best, Bill From: QNS qcenglmaprogram <MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu> Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 10:56 AM To: "maenglish(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu" <maenglish(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu> Subject: Fall 2023 Dear Graduate Students, Preregistration for Fall 2023 English MA courses will take place via email (MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu>) next week, Monday, March 20, through Wednesday, March 22. Please carefully read the attached (and pasted below) preregistration instructions and FAQs, which includes breakdowns of program requirements. Also attached are our Fall 2023 course offerings and descriptions. FYI, if you are planning to take ENGL 791 and/or 795 in Fall 2023, we will be sending out more info on how to sign up for those after preregistration has ended. You will register for those classes later in the term. If classes are filled when you register, you can contact us to be placed on that wait lists for the classes you want to enroll in. As always, please email us both if you have any questions or need advising or support. Hope you're all taking care! Best, Bill and Hillary, your Directors of Graduate Studies in English Preregistration for English MA Courses Fall 2023 Preregistration for Spring 2023 English MA courses will take place Monday, March 29, through Wednesday, March 22, 2023. 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 Fall 2022 and are in good academic standing are also eligible to preregister for English MA courses. Please carefully read the following preregistration instructions and FAQs, including a breakdown of program requirements for MA, MAT, MS Ed, and Accelerated students. Fall 2022 course descriptions are attached separately. Note: the majority of our graduate English courses in Fall 2022 will be meeting in person, with a few fully online courses (ENGL 636, 733, and 781-01). 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) and Hillary Miller (hillary.miller(a)qc.cuny.edu) Instructions for Preregistration via Email During the Spring 2023 preregistration period of March 20 to March 22 only, please email MAEnglish(a)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, as well as Accelerated English BA/MA students who will still be undergraduates in Spring 2023, 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 Hillary Miller, before trying to preregister. Accelerated students who are planning to graduate with their BAs in Spring 2023 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 Fall 2022 MA courses. 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? Courses currently titled “Studies in...” may be repeated for credit as long as the specific course topics and texts are substantially different. For example, ENGL 681, 726, 733 and 735 may be repeated for credit. ENGL 781 (Special Seminars) may also be repeated for credit, as long as the specific course topics and texts are substantially different. ENGL 636, 638, 701, 702, and 703 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; or up to 6 credits if in the English Honors Seminar): * ENGL 701 * ENGL 636 * 1 elective (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 (currently only offered in spring semesters) 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 For MAT and MS Ed students, what courses fulfill the pre-1900 requirement? To fulfill the pre-1900 requirement, MAT and MS Ed students can take ENGL 726 in Fall 2023. 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.

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[EnglishMA] Fall 2023
by QNS qcenglmaprogram 16 Mar '23

16 Mar '23

Dear Graduate Students, Preregistration for Fall 2023 English MA courses will take place via email (MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu>) next week, Monday, March 20, through Wednesday, March 22. Please carefully read the attached (and pasted below) preregistration instructions and FAQs, which includes breakdowns of program requirements. Also attached are our Fall 2023 course offerings and descriptions. FYI, if you are planning to take ENGL 791 and/or 795 in Fall 2023, we will be sending out more info on how to sign up for those after preregistration has ended. You will register for those classes later in the term. If classes are filled when you register, you can contact us to be placed on that wait lists for the classes you want to enroll in. As always, please email us both if you have any questions or need advising or support. Hope you're all taking care! Best, Bill and Hillary, your Directors of Graduate Studies in English Preregistration for English MA Courses Fall 2023 Preregistration for Spring 2023 English MA courses will take place Monday, March 29, through Wednesday, March 22, 2023. 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 Fall 2022 and are in good academic standing are also eligible to preregister for English MA courses. Please carefully read the following preregistration instructions and FAQs, including a breakdown of program requirements for MA, MAT, MS Ed, and Accelerated students. Fall 2022 course descriptions are attached separately. Note: the majority of our graduate English courses in Fall 2022 will be meeting in person, with a few fully online courses (ENGL 636, 733, and 781-01). 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) and Hillary Miller (hillary.miller(a)qc.cuny.edu) Instructions for Preregistration via Email During the Spring 2023 preregistration period of March 20 to March 22 only, please email MAEnglish(a)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, as well as Accelerated English BA/MA students who will still be undergraduates in Spring 2023, 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 Hillary Miller, before trying to preregister. Accelerated students who are planning to graduate with their BAs in Spring 2023 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 Fall 2022 MA courses. 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? Courses currently titled “Studies in...” may be repeated for credit as long as the specific course topics and texts are substantially different. For example, ENGL 681, 726, 733 and 735 may be repeated for credit. ENGL 781 (Special Seminars) may also be repeated for credit, as long as the specific course topics and texts are substantially different. ENGL 636, 638, 701, 702, and 703 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; or up to 6 credits if in the English Honors Seminar): * ENGL 701 * ENGL 636 * 1 elective (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 (currently only offered in spring semesters) 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 For MAT and MS Ed students, what courses fulfill the pre-1900 requirement? To fulfill the pre-1900 requirement, MAT and MS Ed students can take ENGL 726 in Fall 2023. 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.

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