Course Requirements Overview

• Completion of 30 credits of coursework with an average of B or better;
• An evaluation conducted in the second year of the program.

Distribution Requirements in French

• During the first year of graduate study, MA students in French are strongly encouraged to take RL 704 Explication de textes.
• French students must take at least one course from every area of the curriculum (Medieval, Early Modern, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Francophone).

Distribution Requirements in Hispanic Studies

• During the first year of graduate study, MA students in Hispanic Studies are strongly encouraged to take RL 901 Advanced Textual Analysis.
• Hispanic Studies students must take a minimum of nine credits in Peninsular Spanish and nine credits in Spanish American Literature.

Other Distribution Requirements

MA candidates may receive a maximum of nine credits for courses taken in languages/literatures other than the primary language/literature of study, including courses on literary theory, pedagogy, and linguistics. Included in this limit, up to six credits may be earned from courses in related areas of study, or from courses taken at other universities, with the approval of the advisor and the Graduate Program Director.