English
Master of Arts: English and History
A minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate work is required for the M.A. degree. All candidates for the M.A. must:
- Meet the undergraduate course requirements for admission to the graduate program (in respective programs).
English - 18 semester hours in English; submit critical writing sample with application for admission. The total of 18 hours must be composed of courses beyond the core curriculum of literature surveys and freshman composition courses.
History - 15 semester hours in History
- GRE Requirement: A verbal score beginning in the range of 146-150 (equivalent to 400-450) and a quantitative score beginning in the range of 140-141 (equivalent to 400-450), or a score within these ranges on either section and a score of 2.5 on the writing assessment of the GRE General Examination, is required. The verbal and quantitative scores will not be combined.
Students seeking Class AA Educator License must have: (1) satisfactory scores on the PRAXIS I Core CASE (Core Academic Skills for Educators) Reading-5712 (pasing score 156); Writing-5722 (passing score 162); Math-5732 (passing score 150); and (2) PRAXIS II (Content Area Exam**) **Approved content area tests and passing scores are determined by MDE, are subject to change pending MDE approval, and are listed at the State Dept of Education website, http://www.mde.k12.ms.us.
- Have 12 semester hours (or 2 high school credits plus Intermediate Level at university level) of course work or the reading knowledge of one foreign language before admission to candidacy.
Foreign Language Equivalency
The student must have 12 semester hours of undergraduate course work in one modern foreign language (or the equivalent of the intermediate level). Another option available to satisfy the language requirement is submitting acceptable score-levels showing second-year proficiency on the CLEP (College-Level Examination Program) in French, German or Spanish. Contact the Counseling and Testing Center for CLEP information and registration material.
A student may attempt the CLEP twice; and if after two testings, a satisfactory score has not been made, a locally-administered test may be arranged. If a satisfactory score has not been made after the locally-administered exam, the foreign language requirement must be met by passing the intermediate-level language course(s). Cost of the departmentally administered exam is $30.00.
The language requirement must be met before a student accumulates twelve semester hours of graduate course work toward the Master of Arts degree.
English
Prerequisites: Graduate standing with sufficient background in subject area is a prerequisite for all graduate courses.
Unless otherwise specified all three-semester-hour courses have lecture 3 hours per week. The student is reminded that one-half course work to be applied toward a Master's degree must be on 6000-level. (See semester or term schedule for laboratory fees.)
*Note: A 400-level course taken for undergraduate credit cannot subsequently be changed to graduate credit nor repeated for graduate credit on the 5000-level.
Master of Arts
Master of Education
History and Political Science, Paralegal Studies and Administration of Justice, Sociology and Social Work
Master of Arts , English and History
A minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate work is required for the M.A. degree. All candidates for the M.A. must:
- Meet the undergraduate course requirements for admission to the graduate program (in respective programs).
English - 18 semester hours in English; submit critical writing sample with application for admission
History - 15 semester hours in History
- GRE Requirement: A verbal score beginning in the range of 146-150 (equivalent to 400-450) and a quantitative score beginning in the range of 140-141 (equivalent to 400-450), or a score withing these ranges on either section and a score of 2.5 on the writing assessment of the GRE, General Examination, is required. The verbal and quantatitive scores will not be combined. Departments may exercise discretion for students who score below this range.
Students seeking Class AA Educator License must have: (1) satisfactory scores on the PRAXIS I Core CASE (Core Academic Skills for Educators) Reading-5712 (pasing score 156); Writing-5722 (passing score 162); Math-5732 (passing score 150); and (2) PRAXIS II (Content Area Exam**) **Approved content area tests and passing scores are determined by MDE, are subject to change pending MDE approval, and are listed at the State Dept of Education website, http://www.mde.k12.ms.us.
- Have 12 semester hours (or 2 high school credits plus Intermediate Level at university level) of course work or the reading knowledge of one foreign language before admission to candidacy.
Foreign Language Equivalency
The student must have 12 semester hours of undergraduate course work in one modern foreign language (or the equivalent of the intermediate level). Another option available to satisfy the language requirement is submitting acceptable score-levels showing second-year proficiency on the CLEP (College-Level Examination Program) in French, German or Spanish. Contact the Counseling and Testing Center for CLEP information and registration material.
A student may attempt the CLEP twice; and if after two testings, a satisfactory score has not been made, a locally-administered test may be arranged. If a satisfactory score has not been made after the locally-administered exam, the foreign language requirement must be met by passing the intermediate-level language course(s). Cost of the departmentally administered exam is $30.00.
The language requirement must be met before a student accumulates twelve semester hours of graduate course work toward the Master of Arts degree.
History and Political Science and Administration of Justice
GRE Requirement: A verbal score beginning in the range of 146-150 (equivalent to 400-450) and a quantitative score beginning in the range of 140-141 (equivalent to 400-450), or a score within these ranges on either section and a score of 2.5 on the writing assessment of the GRE General Examination, is required. The verbal and quantitative scores will not be combined.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing with sufficient background in subject area is a prerequisite for all graduate courses.
Unless otherwise specified all three-semester-hour courses have lecture 3 hours per week. The student is reminded that one-half of the course work to be applied toward a Master’s degree must be on the 6000-level.
These departments listed alphabetically offer graduate level courses:
*Note: A 400-level course taken for undergraduate credit cannot subsequently be changed to graduate credit nor repeated for graduate credit on the 5000 level.
Master of Arts
Master of Education
Master of Social Sciences
Post Baccalaureate Certificate
Graduate Certificate
Post-MSW Certificate
Modern Languages
Modern Language
Prerequisites: Graduate standing with sufficient background in subject area is a prerequisite for all graduate courses.
Unless otherwise specified all three-semester-hour courses have lecture 3 hours per week. The student is reminded that one-half course work to be applied toward a Master’s degree must be on 6000-level. (See semester or term schedule for laboratory fees.)
*Note: A 400-level course taken for undergraduate credit cannot subsequently be changed to graduate credit nor repeated for graduate credit on the 5000-level.
Endorsement
