Overview

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

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Creative writing and literature
Master of Arts (MA)	English
Master of Arts (MA)	Applied English linguistics
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)	Creative writing
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	English
Master of Arts (MA)	Creative writing and literature

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	14
Doctoral Degrees	16

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
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 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required for some Thesis (MFA)
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (literature) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

260

Applied

46

Accepted

32

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

75

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 in last 60 hours of course work
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (literature)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Writing sample

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 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

142

Total Graduate Students

3%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.93%
Black or African American	3.52%
White or Caucasian	76%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	10.56%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	0.7%
Unknown	2.82%

Gender

Male (37%)

Female (62%)

Faculty

32

Total faculty

Full-time - 27

Part-time - 5

Male (19)

Female (13)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Creative writing; rhetoric, composition, and pedagogy; critical studies of the Americas; postcolonial studies; tranlsation; poeticss
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 4302 University Drive
Houston, TX  77204
United States

Contact Wyman Henderson
Chairperson
Email: whh@uh.edu
Phone: 713-743-3004
Fax: 713-743-3215

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