Dear MA Students,

 

I’m writing to let you know that pre-registration for the Spring 2024 semester starts on Wednesday, October 25 and ends on Friday, October 27.  Below, I’ve pasted information about pre-registration, which I have also included as a pdf file attached to this message. 

 

Please note a few changes: we’re asking Accelerated BA/MA students who will still be undergrads in the Spring 2024 to set up short advising appointments with us before registering.  If a class that you are interested in closed, please contact me or Hillary to be put on the class wait list.  We are usually able to accommodate students on the wait lists before the Spring semester starts. 

 

You’ll also find the course descriptions for Spring and Summer courses.  Summer registration starts on October 30.  You can register for these classes then on CUNYfirst. 

 

As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact us at MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu.

 

Best,
Bill

________________________________________

William Orchard

Associate Professor                  

Director, MA Program              

Department of English             

Queens College, CUNY

 

 

 

Preregistration for English MA Courses

Spring 2024

Preregistration for Spring 2024 English MA courses will take place Wednesday, October 25, 2023, through Friday, October 27, 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 Spring 2024 and are in good academic standing are also eligible to preregister for English MA courses. To register for graduate classes in the Spring 2024, accelerated students should schedule an appointment with one of the directors of graduate studies. The appointment can be in-person or over Zoom.

Please carefully read the following preregistration instructions and FAQs, including a breakdown of program requirements for MA, MAT, MS Ed, and Accelerated students. Spring 2024 course descriptions are attached separately. Note: the majority of our graduate English courses in Spring 2024 will be meeting in person, with a few fully online courses (ENGL 643, 733, 742, and 781- 02).

If you have any questions or need advising, please email the current Directors of Graduate Studies in English—Bill Orchard (william.orchard@qc.cuny.edu) and Hillary Miller (hillary.miller@qc.cuny.edu).

 

Instructions for Preregistration via Email

During the Spring 2024 preregistration period of October 25 to October 27 only, please email MAEnglish@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 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 English BA/MA students who will still be undergraduates in Spring 2024 can also pre-register but must schedule an in-person or virtual appointment with one of the directors of graduate studies.

Accelerated students who are planning to graduate with their BAs in Fall 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 Spring 2024 MA courses. This will likely occur in late November. 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?

Some courses may be repeated for credit as long as the specific course topics and texts are substantially different. This term, the classes that can be repeated for credit are: 724 and 742.  

ENGL 781 (Special Seminars) may also be repeated for credit, as long as the specific course topics and texts are substantially different.

ENGL 636, 643, 644, 701, and 733 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

What if the class that I want is full when I pre-register?

You can request to be placed on a wait list.  Wait listed students will be able to register for the class when a space becomes available. In past semesters, we have been able to accommodate almost all students who are on wait lists. To be placed on a wait list, contact Bill or Hillary (not the instructor).

For MAT and MS Ed students, what courses fulfill the pre-1900 requirement?

            In Spring 2023, English 724 and 742 satisfy the pre-1900 requirement. 

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.

Can I pre-register for summer courses?

Registration for summer courses begins on October 30. You will be able to register on CUNYfirst. We have attached the course descriptions to this message.