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San Jose State University

Program in English and Comparative Literature

San Jose, CA

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Overview

Program in English and Comparative Literature / Program in English and Comparative Literature is located in San Jose, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree Concentration
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Fiction, nonfiction, poetry or screenwriting
Master of Arts (MA) English

Degrees Awarded

Degree Number Awarded
Master's Degrees 24

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree Requirement
Master's Degrees Comp Exam Required
Thesis Required for some
Theses required of MFA students, optional for MA

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

69
Applied
53
Accepted
33
Enrolled
77%

Applying

70
Application Fee - Domestic
Yes
Electronic
applications accepted?
Yes
Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type Domestic International Priority date
Fall deadline April 1st March 1st No
Spring deadline November 1st October 1st No

Entrance Requirements

Exam Details
Master's Degree Requirements Writing sample
Additional Entrance Requirements Equivalent of one year study of a foreign language for admission to MA program.

International Students

Exam Details
TOEFL: Required TOEFL Paper score: 610
TOEFL IBT score: 102

Tuition & Fees

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Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit: FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards May 1
Types of financial support available Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

77
Total Graduate Students
6%
International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 20.78%
Black or African American 5.19%
White or Caucasian 42%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0%
Asian 14.29%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
Two or more races 0%
Unknown 11.69%

Gender

Male (40%)
Female (59%)

Faculty

12
Total faculty
Full-time - 11
Part-time - 1
Male (6)
Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research: Creative Writing, Rhetoric, Postcolonial Literature, American literature, Early Modern literature
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:
100,000

Location & Contact

Address One Washington Square
San Jose
San Jose, CA  95192-0090
United States
Contact Dr. Angela Noelle Brada-Williams
Professor and Chair, English
Email: noelle.brada-williams@sjsu.edu
Phone: 408-924-4439

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