English Accelerated BA/MA Degree Program

Accelerated BA/MA English Dual-Degree Program Details

Students accepted into the Accelerated BA/MA English Dual-Degree Program will complete their combined bachelor’s degree in literature,writing or mass communication/journalism and master’s degrees in English within five academic years because up to 9 semester hours of graduate-level coursework will apply to both the bachelor’s degree and master’s degree. Only undergraduate students of proven academic ability will be considered for the program. Students will support their progress in the Accelerated BA/MA program through close coordination with their advisors. 

Special Admissions Requirements

To be eligible for the Accelerated BA/MA program, a student must satisfy all of the following conditions:

1. Junior or senior standing
2. Overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 at the time of admission to the Accelerated BA/MA option.( A writing sample also may be required.)
3. Submission of GRE score by the 4^th year ( required of all applicants to the graduate program.)
4. Approval from the Department of Language and Literature and the NCCU Graduate School.
5. Undergraduate and graduate GPA of at least 3.0 to continue in the Accelerated BA/MA program. 

*Writing concentration majors take literature concentration required courses as part of their general electives. This requirement allows students who begin on the writing track to choose the Accelerated BA/MA program in their junior to senior year. 

English Undergraduate Core Courses 42 hours

MSCM 1250 Elements of Speech Communication ( 3 )  or MSCM 2200 Introduction to Public Speaking ( 3 )  

ENG 1300 World Literature I ( 3 )  or ENG 1400 World Literature II ( 3 )  

ENG 1500 Writing about Literature ( 3 )  

ENG 2105 Introduction to Technical Writing ( 3 )   or ENG 3105 Professional and Technical Writing ( 3 )  

ENG 2310 British Literature I ( 3 )  or ENG 2320 British Literature II ( 3 )  

ENG 3110 Advanced English Grammar ( 3 )  

ENG 3120 Advanced Composition ( 3 )  

ENG 3300 Applied Literary Criticism ( 3 )  

ENG 3310 American Literature I ( 3 )  or ENG 3320 American Literature II ( 3 )  

ENG 3400 Junior-Senior Seminar ( 3 )  or ENG 3040 Special Topics in Language and Literature ( 3 )  

ENG 3410 African American Literature I ( 3 )  or ENG 3420 African American Literature II ( 3 )  

ENG 3605 Contemporary Literature ( 3 )  ,ENG 4110 The Nineteenth-Century Novel ( 3 )  or ENG 4120 The Twentieth-Century Novel ( 3 )  

ENG 4300 Shakespeare ( 3 )  

ENG 4420 Contemporary British and American Drama ( 3 )  or ENG 4320 English Drama ( 3 )  

Literature Concentration Electives 15 hours

At least 3 of these:ENG 2320  ,ENG 2320 ,ENG 2350 ,ENG 3310  ,ENG 3320  ,ENG 3410  ,ENG 3420 ,ENG 3505  ,ENG 3605  ,ENG 4000 , ENG 4200 , ENG 4700  , 2^nd  novel course, 2^nd drama course No more that 2 of these: ENG 2720  ,andy ENG course at 3000 level or above.

Writing Concentration Required Courses 18 hours

ENG 2105  

ENG 2115  

ENG 2720  

ENG 3105  

ENG 4000  

ENG 4510  

ENG 4910  

MSCM 1250  or MSCM 2200  

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Graduate Year