Master of Arts Degree

A Master of Arts (M. A.) degree may be earned by students who opt to complete 6 or more semester hours of graduate credit in one or more of the following fields: art, classical language, literature, and civilization; communication (not to include speech correction); English; history; humanities; modern languages and linguistics; music; philosophy; religion; and theatre. In addition, they must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language.

Proficiency in foreign language may be demonstrated by:

• Certification by the appropriate language department, or
• Completion of 12 semester hours in a foreign language with an average grade of at least 3.0 (B), or
• Four years of a single language in high school.

Note: It is the student’s responsibility to document proficiency to the School of Library & Information Studies.

Last updated: September 15, 2010 by Graduate Student Services
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