Overview

Department of English and Philosophy / Department of English and Philosophy is located in Pocatello, ID, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
(Post-Master's Certificate)	TESOL
Master of Arts (MA)	English
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	English and the teaching of English

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	6
Doctoral Degrees	2
Other Advanced Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (minimum 50th percentile verbal), general literature exam 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required 2 papers, 2 teaching internships
Other Advanced Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (minimum 35th percentile on verbal section) 6 credits of elective linguistics, practicum

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

4

Enrolled

Applying

55

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	June 1st	No
Spring deadline	December 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test (minimum 50th percentile verbal), general literature exam
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, 3 letters of recommendation, 5-page writing sample
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5, writing examples, 3 letters of recommendation, master's degree in English
Additional Entrance Requirements	Bachelor's degree, minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 in last 2 years, 3 letters of recommendation, knowledge of second language

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

66

Total Graduate Students

7%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.55%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	75%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.52%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	10.61%

Gender

Male (42%)

Female (57%)

Faculty

20

Total faculty

Full-time - 20

Part-time - 0

Male (13)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	American literature, Renaissance literature, composition and rhetoric, Intermountain West studies, ethics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 921 South 8th Avenue, Unit 8056
Pocatello, ID  83209-8056
United States

Contact Jennifer Eastman Attebery
Chair
Email: attejenn@isu.edu
Phone: 208-282-2478
Fax: 208-282-4472

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