Overview

Department of English / Department of English is located in Waco, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Arts (MA)	English

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	10

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (Verbal and Quantitative); GRE Verbal score of at least 160 1 Foreign Language Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (Verbal and Quantitative); GRE Verbal score of at least 166 for direct admission to BA applicants; GRE Verbal score of at least 163 for applicants with an MA degree Comp Exam Required Thesis Required 1 course in Old English language; 1 course concerned with introduction to graduate study, such as the bibliography and research methods course or an equivalent course at another university; 1 upper-level course in linguistics or literary theory or rhetoric and composition

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

57

Applied

7

Accepted

6

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Winter deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE (Verbal and Quantitative); GRE Verbal score of at least 160
Master's Degree Requirements	18 hours of upper-level course work in English
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE (Verbal and Quantitative); GRE Verbal score of at least 166 for direct admission to BA applicants; GRE Verbal score of at least 163 for applicants with an MA degree
Doctoral Degree Requirements	18 hours of upper-level course work in English

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Federal Work-Study

Student Body

44

Total Graduate Students

4%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.27%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	90%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.27%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (38%)

Female (61%)

Faculty

24

Total faculty

Full-time - 24

Part-time - 0

Male (13)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Nineteenth-century British literature, literature and religion, Irish literature, Renaissance studies, American literature
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	48,400

Location & Contact

Address One Bear Place #97404
Waco, TX  76798
United States

Contact Dr. Richard R. Russell
Graduate Program Director
Email: richard_russell@baylor.edu
Phone: 254-710-1768 ext. 4815
Fax: 254-710-4815

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