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Graduate
Program Information
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Graduate
Program:
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English
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Program
Website:
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Degrees
Offered:
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Master
of Arts (M.A.)
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Application
Deadline:
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Complete
applications must be received by February 1 to be given full consideration.
Please note that in order to be considered for a Graduate Assistantship,
all application materials and the Assistantship Application must be submitted
by February 1 as well.
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Program
Begins:
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Fall
semester only
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Test
Requirements:
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GRE
General Test (subject test not required.)
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Special Application
and Program Information:
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Applicants submit two Letters
of Recommendation from faculty familiar with the applicant’s academic
performance and potential for graduate work. Additional letters may be
sent if relevant to a candidate’s application. If an applicant has
been out of school for some time, he or she should contact the Graduate
Coordinator for advice about appropriate recommenders.
•A substantial academic writing sample of at least 6 pages, with
10 pages preferred, showing the applicant’s best work.
•A statement of approximately 500 words articulating the applicant’s
goals for graduate study, research interests, and career aspirations,
as well as the applicant’s reasons for applying to the JMU Department
of English graduate program.
•Resume is strongly recommended.
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Program
Contact Information:
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Dr.
Dabney Bankert, Graduate Coordinator
English
James Madison University
MSC 1801
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
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Phone:
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(540)568-3762
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Fax:
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(540)568-2983
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Email:
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