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MA English Literature: Rhetoric & Composition
See the curriculum in the current University Catalog.
MA Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
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Admission to the M.A. English: Literature, Rhet Comp, and TESL programs requires a minimum 3.0 GPA in your last 60 units of coursework. No recommendation letters or test scores are required. Nor is a personal statement required beyond what the application online asks for.
We do not require a degree in English: Literature, but non-majors will be required to take up to five undergraduate prerequisites.
Applicants to the MA TESL who do not have a background in linguistics are welcome, but may need to take up to three prerequisite classes upon acceptance.
If you are slightly below a 3.0 GPA, you may still apply, but you must send a personal statement and recommendation letters to english@csudh.edu.
To apply, go to:
For inquiries and advising concerning the M.A. programs in Literature and Rhetoric/Composition, please contact Dr. Best at dbest@csudh.edu. or Dr. Kalaidjian at akalaidjian@csudh.edu.
For inquiries and advising concerning the M.A. TESOL program, please contact Dr. Mantenuto at聽imantenuto@csudh.edu.