Dear Graduate Students, As mentioned in my previous email, we'll be doing preregistration for Fall 2020 English graduate courses next week, *Monday, March 16 through Wednesday, March 18*. Matriculated graduate and accelerated students in good academic standing (i.e., minimum 3.0 GPA and no INCs) should take advantage of this opportunity to sign up early for classes. (Non-matriculated/non-degree students are not eligible for preregistration.) Please see attached (and below) for preregistration instructions and FAQs, including a breakdown of requirements for MA, MS Ed, and MAT students, as well as the attached Fall 2020 course descriptions. You should already be able to register yourself for summer courses on CUNYfirst, and I've also attached the revised Summer 2020 course descriptions. The hope of course is that it'll be safe for the summer sessions to proceed as planned, but we'll know more in the coming month or two. I'll keep you updated if anything changes. As always, if you need help or advising before preregistration, please email me or Bill. Best, Caroline -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY Klapper Hall 604 caroline.hong@qc.cuny.edu* *she/her/hers* * Please note that I am off email on weekends and will respond to your email during business hours, Monday–Friday 8am–5pm. -- Preregistration for English MA Courses 2020 FALL Preregistration for Fall 2020 English MA courses will take place *Monday, March 16 through Wednesday, March 18, 2020*. Matriculated graduate and accelerated 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. Fall 2020 course offerings and descriptions are attached separately. If you have any questions or need advising, please email the current Directors of Graduate Studies in English—Prof. Caroline Hong (caroline.hong@qc.cuny.edu) and Prof. Bill Orchard (worchard@qc.cuny.edu). *Instructions for Preregistration via Email* During the preregistration period of March 16–18, please email Prof. Bill Orchard (worchard@qc.cuny.edu) with the following info: 1. Your full name 2. Your program (MA, MS Ed, MAT, 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, class code 34517) Students can preregister for up to *3* classes. Email preregistration requests will be processed within 24 hours and in the order they are received. You will receive a confirmation notice once you’ve been registered, asking you to log onto CUNYfirst and double-check your schedule. *Preregistration FAQs* *Who is eligible to preregister for Fall 2020 classes?* All matriculated MA, MS Ed, and MAT students, as well as accelerated students, who have an active CUNYfirst account and 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 seek advising with one of the Directors of Graduate Studies in English, 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. *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 and course materials are substantially different (see course titles at http://english.qc.cuny.edu/graduate-programs/). For example, ENGL 719, 722, and 727 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 and course materials are substantially different. ENGL 636, 638, 701, 702, and 703 *cannot* be repeated for credit. *What are my English course 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 Fall 2020, the following three courses fulfill the pre-1900 requirement: ENGL 719 with Prof. Edward Currie (code 34524), ENGL 722 with Prof. Ala Alryyes (code 34525), and ENGL 727 with Prof. Karen Weingarten (code 34526). *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 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 Fall 2020.