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"GRAD. TALKS WITH THE PROFS": come hear the last of our annual
series presenting faculty members talking about their areas of expertise
-- a great way to review for the M.A. Exam, or to get context for works
on the M.A.
Exam Reading List which you have read on your own. Unless
otherwise announced, talks will take place at 8:10 PM in 22-220 (the English
building). Here is the line-up for Spring Quarter:
-- SUNDAY 4/13, 4 PM: PROF. BRENDA HELMBRECHT -- composition theory.
This talk will take place at T.A. Rep. Marisol Thayre's house; see her
email for address.
-- M 4/14: PROF. JOHN HAMPSEY--Romantics
-- T 4/22: PROF. DEBORA SCHWARTZ--Medieval
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And. . . a hearty thank you to those professors who presented talks during
the winter quarter!
-- W 1/23: PROF. BRAD CAMPBELL--modern American lit, incl. African-American
lit.
-- M 1/28: PROF. MARY ARMSTRONG--Victorians
-- M 2/11: PROF. STEVEN MARX--Shakespeare
-- M 2/18: PROF. PATRICIA TROXEL--British and American drama
-- W 2/20: PROF. KEVIN CLARK--modern American and British poets
-- M 2/25: PROF. KATHRYN RUMMELL--18th c. British lit.
-- W 2/27: PROF. DAVID KANN--Melville and Hawthorne
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Ph.D. Bound? We are currently in the planning stage for an informational
workshop to take place after the spring M.A. exam for students planning
to apply for Ph.D. programs next fall (or at some future date). This
workshop will likely take place during weeks 8 or 9 of the quarter.
Stop by for some practical guidance and advice from recent PhDs on topics
such as:
1) investigating doctoral programs;
2) deciding where to apply;
3) the GRE Subject test;
4) requesting letters of recommendation;
5) effective self-presentation in the (extremely important) personal statement;
6) selecting and polishing an appropriate writing sample.
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Your current and incoming graduate and T.A. reps are planning a Post-MA
Exam celebration and spring potluck. Keep your eye on this space
for the details!
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Spring Commencement ceremonies will take place on Saturday, June
14, 2008.
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The Spring, 2008 Comprehensive M.A. Exam will take place on Friday,
May 9 and Saturday, May 10, in 10-241. Please plan to arrive 10 min.
in advance of the scheduled exam time. Bring a large-format Exam
Book for each section of the exam you will be taking. Because the
exam is graded anonymously, please do NOT write your name on the exam book;
you will be given an identifying number to write on your exam materials.
The approximate schedule for the exam follows:
F 5/9:
9:00-10:15 AM: British Literature (followed by 15 min. break)
10:30-11:45 AM: American Literature (followed by 30 min. lunch)
12:15-1:30 PM: Crossover Literature
S 5/10:
9:00-10:15 AM: Linguistics (followed by 15 min. break)
10:30-11:45 AM: Composition (followed by 30 min. lunch)
12:15-1:30 PM: "Emphasis" option (linguistics, composition or literature/close
reading)
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4 PM on Wednesday, April 9 is the drop/add/audit deadline
for spring quarter classes. It is also your last chance to change
a class from Graded to Credit/No Credit. Please note that classes
which are part of your 48-unit M.A. curriculum (i.e. which will be listed
on your Formal Study Plan) or which you are taking as Conditional Coursework
must be taken for a grade. Additionally, please note that to
receive credit in a class taken Credit/No Credit, a graduate student must
earn a grade of B- or better.
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Students planning to take the Translation Exam in Spring, 2008
should fill out the appropriate paperwork located in the kiosk at the entrance
of the English Department. This form must be submitted to the Graduate
Coordinator by the end of week two of the quarter, i.e., no later
than Friday, April 11, 2008. Please submit this important paperwork
to me in person or leave it in my mailbox in the main English office --
do NOT put it under my door or leave it tacked to my bulletin board.
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Students planning to take the M.A. Exam in Spring, 2008 should fill
out the appropriate paperwork located in the kiosk at the entrance of the
English Department. This form must be submitted to the Graduate Coordinator
along with a copy of your Summary of Remaining Degree Requirements (generated
by the Office of Academic Records after your Request for Graduation Evaluaion)
by the end of week two of the quarter, i.e., no later than Friday,
April 11, 2008. Please submit this important paperwork to me in person
or leave it in my mailbox in the main English office -- do NOT put it under
my door or leave it tacked to my bulletin board.
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Students planning to take the M.A. Exam in Fall, 2008 who have not
yet filed their Formal
Study Plan and Advancement
to Candidacy forms should see Dr. Schwartz ASAP! Copies of these
forms should be appended to your Request
for Graduation Evaluation, which should be submitted to the Office
of Academic Records by the end of spring quarter at the latest -- or you
will not have the required "Summary of Remaining Degree Requirements" (generated
by the Office of Academic Records in response to your Request for Graduation
Evaluation) in time to take the M.A. Exam next fall. Also:
if you have previously filed your Formal Study Plan but there has been
a change in your program of study, please see Dr. Schwartz ASAP to file
an Amendment
to Formal Study Plan.
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Don't forget that FUNDING is again available to defray the expenses
of Graduate Students presenting a paper at an academic conference.
For full details, see the announcement email sent out 1/8/2008. If
you have already presented a conference paper or will be presenting one
this winter or spring, please let Dr.
Schwartz know ASAP.
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Registration for Fall Quarter, 2008 will likely begin on July 30
or 31 for first-quarter Cal Poly students and on July 31 or August 1 for
continuing graduate students (specific dates have not yet been announced).
Once the dates have been set, you will be able to access your specific
registration date and time on the Registration
Rotation Chart. Registration
reminders:
1) The normal full-time load for a graduate student is 8 units of 500-level
classes (plus as applicable a limited number of lower division classes,
e.g. foreign language classes or coursework required for a certificate
program).
2) All first-year students (and any returning students who have not already
done so) must register for ENGL 501 in the fall.
3) The normal courseload for a first-quarter, full-time graduate student
consists of ENGL 501, one graduate literature class (ENGL 511 OR ENGL 512),
and as applicable ENGL 399 (Writing Lab. Tutor training, which should be
taken by students interested in serving as TAs in their second year in
the program) and/or foreign language classes needed to meet the Foreign
Language Requirement.
4) All first-quarter TAs must register for ENGL 506 in the fall.
This course is open only to persons who have been named 08-09 Teaching
Associates. New TAs are strongly urged to register for no more than
8 units during their first quarter of teaching.
5) Anyone who has not yet met the Foreign Language Requirement should register
for appropriate foreign language classes (which tend to fill up quickly).
6) New graduate students should arrange an advisement meeting with Dr.
Schwartz prior to registering.
7) Students registering for conditional coursework must meet with Dr. Schwartz
to discuss their options prior to registering.
8) Any 400-level classes which a student wishes to include as electives
on his/her Formal Study Plan must be pre-approved by Dr. Schwartz.
NOTE: Because graduate students are limited to two 400-level electives,
these classes are not typically taken during the first year in the program.
9) 500-level literature classes and any 400-level literature electives
should be chosen to fill in gaps in your knowledge of the works and authors
on the M.A.
Exam Reading List.
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Registration for Summer Quarter, 2008 begins on T 5/13 for first-quarter
Cal Poly students and on W 5/14 for continuing graduate students.
While no graduate classes are offered during the summer quarter, some of
you may wish to register for undergraduate classes appropriate to your
interests or programmatic needs (e.g. conditional coursework, foreign languages,
or coursework you choose to take e.g. to fill in gaps in your knowledge
of the works and authors on the M.A.
Exam Reading List or to meet the requirements of a certificate
program). For your specific registration date and time, see the Registration
Rotation Chart.
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Summer Quarter classes begin on Monday, June 23, 2008 (full-quarter
and 5-Week Summer 1 classes) and on Monday, July 28 (for 5-Week Summer
2 classes).
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Registration for Fall Quarter, 2008 will likely begin on July 30
or 31 for first-quarter Cal Poly students and on July 31 or August 1 for
continuing graduate students (specific dates have not yet been announced).
For your specific date and time, see the Registration
Rotation Chart. Prior to your registration date, please review
the Registration Reminders listed under
"For Your Information" at right and, as appropriate, schedule an advisement
meeting with Dr. Schwartz during
an office hour or by appointment. Please
note that a pre-registration advisement meeting is required of all
new graduate students, of persons completing conditional coursework, and
of anyone wishing to register for a 400-level elective.
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Fall Quarter classes begin on Monday, September 22, 2008.
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The Fall, 2008 Comprehensive M.A. Exam will likely take place on
Friday, November 7 and Saturday, Novement 8.
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Winter Commencement ceremonies will take place on Saturday, December
13, 2008.
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