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Western Carolina University

Department of English

Cullowhee, NC

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Department of English / Department of English is located in Cullowhee, NC, in a rural setting.

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Professional writing
(Certificate)	Technical and professional writing
Master of Arts (MA)	Literature
(Certificate)	Teaching English to speakers of other languages
Master of Arts (MA)	Rhetoric and composition

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

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	August 1st	August 1st	No
Spring deadline	January 1st	August 1st	No
Summer deadline	May 1st	May 1st	No

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Appropriate undergraduate degree, writing sample, 3 letters of recommendation

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Recommended
IELTS: Recommended

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Focus of faculty research:	Teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), language assessment, applied linguistics, poetry, folk and fairy tales, post World War II British literature, Appalachian and Southern literature
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Address 1 University Way
Cullowhee, NC 28723
United States

Contact Dr. Brent Kinser
Department Head
Email: bkinser@wcu.edu
Phone: 828-227-3976

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Western Carolina University