Preregistration for Spring 2020 English MA courses will take place Monday, October 28 through Wednesday, October 30. Matriculated graduate students in good academic standing (i.e., minimum 3.0 GPA and no outstanding INCs) are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to sign up early for classes.
Below are preregistration instructions and FAQs, including a breakdown of program requirements for MA, MS Ed, and MAT students. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email Professors Caroline Hong or Bill Orchard, the Directors of Graduate Studies in English. If you need advising prior to registering for classes, please make an appointment with Caroline or Bill before the preregistration period.
Preregistration via Email
Please email Bill (worchard@qc.cuny.edu) or Caroline (caroline.hong@qc.cuny.edu) with the following information:
1. Your full name
2. Your 8-digit CUNYfirst ID#
3. The courses you’d like to register for, with their 4- or 5-digit class numbers (e.g., ENGL 736, class no. 27021)
Graduate students can preregister for up to 3 spring classes. Email preregistration requests will be processed within 24 hours and in the order they are received. We will send you a confirmation notice once you’ve been registered, asking you to log onto CUNYfirst and check your schedule.
Preregistration in Person
If you wish to preregister in person, please see us during one of these times:
§ Tuesday, October 29, 4:00–6:00pm (see Bill in Klapper 637)
§ Wednesday, October 30, 2:30–4:30pm (see Caroline in Klapper 604)
If you’re preregistering in person, please be sure to fill out the above information on one of the preregistration slips, which you can find at the main English Department office (Klapper 607), before you come see us.
Preregistration FAQs
Who is eligible to preregister for Spring 2020 classes?
All MA, MS Ed, and MAT students with an active CUNYfirst account who are in good academic standing are eligible to preregister for courses. If your GPA has fallen below 3.0 or if you’re carrying incompletes on your record from a previous semester, you will need to schedule an advising appointment with one of the Directors of Graduate Studies, Prof. Caroline Hong or Prof. Bill Orchard, before being permitted to preregister.
If you have any holds on your CUNYfirst account for any reason, however unwarranted, CUNYfirst will not allow you to be preregistered for classes. Please check your account before the start of the preregistration period and make sure that all holds have been resolved.
Non-matriculated/non-degree students are not eligible to preregister.
How many classes can I preregister for?
All matriculated MA, MS Ed, and MAT students may preregister for up to 3 spring classes.
Can I take a course with the same number twice for credit?
Courses titled “Studies in…” may be repeated for credit as long as the specific course topics are substantially different (see course titles at http://english.qc.cuny.edu/graduate-programs/). For example, ENGL 736 and 742 may all be repeated for credit.
ENGL 681 (Special Studies) and 781 (Special Seminars) may also be repeated for credit, as long as the specific course topics are substantially different.
ENGL 636, 638, 701, 702, and 703 cannot be repeated for credit.
What are my program requirements?
For MA students:
§ ENGL 701
§ ENGL 636
§ 7 open electives (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 791 (thesis essay)
For MS Ed students (admitted Fall 2012 or after):
§ ENGL 702 or 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 students:
§ 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
What courses fulfill the pre-1900 requirement for MS Ed and MAT students?
In Spring 2020, the following three courses fulfill the pre-1900 requirement: ENGL 736 with Prof. Talia Schaffer (class no. 27021), ENGL 742 with Prof. Miles Grier (class no. 27024), and ENGL 781-01 with Prof. Siân Silyn Roberts (class no. 27089).
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. Please email or make an appointment with one of the Directors of Graduate Studies in English, Prof. Caroline Hong (caroline.hong@qc.cuny.edu) or Prof. Bill Orchard (worchard@qc.cuny.edu), if you’re planning to take one of these courses in Spring 2020.