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Admission Requirements
Students seeking a Master of
Arts in Humanities should apply as degree students. Applicants
to the degree program must meet the following requirements:
(1) A score of 450 or above
(40%) on the verbal section of the Graduate Record Examination
(GRE) General Test or an equivalent score on the Miller Analogies
Test (MAT).
(2) An undergraduate major
in the humanities (broadly defined, including fields such as philosophy, history, English, religious studies, folklore, anthropology, archaeology, classics, the arts, modern languages, and communication studies), and an overall undergraduate grade point average
of 3.0 on a scale of 4, or a score in or above the fortieth percentile
in one of the following areas of the Graduate Record Examination
(GRE) Advanced Tests: French, German, Spanish, history, literature
in English, music, philosophy.
(3) Additional Program Requirement:
A brief essay (one to two pages) that explains the degree goals
and the reasons for selecting the Humanities Program.
Applicants who do not meet
these requirements may gain admission to the degree program by
completing the following provisions: a grade of B or above in
their first twelve hours of coursework in the humanities, the
twelve hours to include the course in Expository Writing for Research
(Humanities 604) and one other core course (Humanities 600, 601,
602, 603, or 605). (See the Graduate
Catalog for more information on these courses.)
The Humanities Program strongly
encourages students not concerned with pursuing the degree (such
as teachers using classes for certification and those who want
to take courses for their own continuing education) to enroll
as non-degree students in the Graduate School of Education and Professional
Development.
Admission Procedure
(1) Students are encouraged (but
not required) to contact the Director
before officially submitting their application.
(2) All students should apply
to the Graduate Humanities Program through Marshall University's
Graduate College
following the procedures outlined on the Graduate College's web site, Admission Application Procedures. Be
sure to:
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submit your brief essay
(see above) along with your application;
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have the registrars at all
colleges and universities you have attended to send official
transcripts of your academic records directly to the Graduate
Admissions Office; and
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take the appropriate admissions
examination (GRE or MAT) and have the scores sent to the Graduate
Admissions Office by the testing agency.
(3) For provisional enrollment,
students must first apply to the humanities program following the
procedure above. Should the Humanities Program decide to admit the
student provisionally, the Director will contact the student directly. |
