Dear Graduate Students,

Tuesday, December 13, is the last day of classes for the Fall 2023 semester. 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 both of us anytime.

COURSE WITHDRAWALS (BY TOMORROW)

The withdrawal deadline for Fall 2022 is TUESDAY, December 13. These will result in a W grade on your transcript for a course. FYI, W grades do not impact your GPA. (However, if you have any questions about how Ws might impact financial aid, you can contact the QC Hub via Live Chat or by email at QCHub@qc.cuny.edu.)

TAKING AN INC

If you are unable to complete a final course assignment and would like to take an incomplete (INC), please discuss this possibility and make specific arrangements with your professor. Keep in mind that an INC is a temporary grade and should be resolved ASAP. All INCs must be completed within 1 calendar year (so an INC in Fall 2022 must be resolved before the end of Fall 2023). Please note that QC is now enforcing the policy for grad students that any INCs not resolved within 1 year will be converted to failing grades (FIN).

REGISTERING FOR SPRING (& SUMMER) 2023 COURSES

If you're planning to take Spring 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.) I've attached the spring and summer course descriptions again here.

REGISTERING FOR ENGL 791 & ENGL 795

A reminder that, for anyone planning to take ENGL 791 (thesis essay) or ENGL 795 (independent study) in Spring 2023, the sign-up forms and proposals are due by email to MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu by January 5, 2023, at the latest. Please email us for more info or to get a copy of either sign-up form. (Students planning to take ENGL 791 in the spring should've already been in touch—please email ASAP if you haven't already.)

GRADUATION

Finally, heartfelt congratulations to all of you who are finishing up your MA requirements and graduating this semester! You should be incredibly proud of yourselves for all you've accomplished. We invite you back in Spring 2023 to participate in our annual MA conference and submit for the annual Nancy Comley Prize, as well as to take part in our annual English Department graduation ceremony in early June. Please stay on the MA listserv through the spring in order to get announcements about these upcoming activities.

We'll be in touch with more updates in the new year but, in the meantime, best of luck with your final papers and projects! And Happy Holidays to all who celebrate, and wishing you a safe, healthy, and restorative winter break!

Best,

Bill & Hillary, your Directors of Graduate Studies in English