Preregistration for Spring 2021 English MA courses will take place Monday, October 26 through Friday, October 30, 2020. Matriculated graduate and accelerated students in good academic standing (i.e., minimum average 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. Spring 2021 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. Hillary Miller (hillary.miller@qc.cuny.edu).
Instructions for Preregistration via Email
During the preregistration period of October 26–30 only, please email Prof. Caroline Hong (caroline.hong@qc.cuny.edu) or Prof. Hillary Miller (hillary.miller@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, code 44865)
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 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 Spring 2021 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. Hillary Miller, 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 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 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 720, 726, 736, and 742 may all be repeated for credit.
ENGL 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
For MS Ed and MAT students, what courses fulfill the pre-1900 requirement?
In Spring 2021, the following courses fulfill the pre-1900 requirement: ENGL 720 with Prof. Robin Hizme (code 44871), ENGL 726 with Prof. Siân Silyn Roberts (code 45208), and ENGL 742 with Prof. Miles Grier (code 50979).
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 communicate with the Directors of Graduate Studies in English, Prof. Caroline Hong (caroline.hong@qc.cuny.edu) and Prof. Hillary Miller (hillary.miller@qc.cuny.edu), if you’re planning to take one of these courses in Spring 2021.