Overview

Department of English Language and Literature / Department of English Language and Literature is located in Washington, DC, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts/Master of Science in Library and Information Science (MA/MSLIS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	English
Master of Arts (MA)	English
(Certificate)	Rhetoric
Master of Arts (MA)	Poetry and poetics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Religion and literature

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	6
Doctoral Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

21

Applied

24

Accepted

24

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 15th	July 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 15th	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, official copies of academic transcripts, three letters of recommendation, writing sample
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, official copies of academic transcripts, three letters of recommendation, writing sample

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	February 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

24

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	12.5%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	79%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	8.33%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (25%)

Female (75%)

Faculty

17

Total faculty

Full-time - 10

Part-time - 7

Male (7)

Female (10)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Medieval literature, theory and history of rhetoric, Renaissance literature, religion and literature, English and American drama
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 620 Michigan Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC  20064
United States

Contact Dr. Ernest Suarez
Chair
Email: suarez@cua.edu
Phone: -319-5488
Fax: 202-319-4188

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