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REQUEST FOR PROGRAM CHANGE(S)
University of CentralOklahoma
Name of program-major or minorto be changed: (maximum of 30 spaces)
Existing Name:
C / R / E / A / T / I / V / E / W / R / I / T / I / N / GProposed Name: (if changing)
C / R / E / A / T / I / V / E / W / R / I / T / I / N / GProposed Name: (written out if more than 30 characters)
Is this a: / Program / X / Major / MinorProposed change:
Name Change / X / Curriculum ChangeDegree Designation / GPA Requirement
Admission Requirement / X / Other: Language Requirement
Is this program: / Undergraduate / X / Graduate
Is this a teacher preparation program?
Yes / X / No / If yes, send copy of proposal to the Associate Dean, College of Education and Professional Studies for review and provide date the Assoc. Dean was contacted with discussion results.Note: If yes, completed proposal requires Council on Teacher Education recommendation.
N/A
Does this program change affect other programs or departments?
X
/ Yes / No / If yes, provide name(s) of department chair(s) contacted, date(s), and results of discussion(s).Dr. J. David Macey, Chairperson of the Department of English, discussed this proposed Program Change with Dr. H. Rudolf Nollert, Chairperson of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultural Studies, on March 11, 2010, and Dr. Nollert indicated that the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultural Studies has no objection to the proposed change.
English
Department submitting the proposal
Dr. J. David Macey, Jr.
/ 5641Person to contact with questionsExt. number
Approved by:
Department ChairDateCollege Curriculum Committee Chair Date
(Please notify department chair when proposal is forwarded to dean.)
College Dean DateAcademic Affairs Curriculum or Graduate Council Date
(Please notify department chair when proposal is forwarded to AA.)
Office of Academic Affairs DateEffective term for this program change
(Assigned by Academic Affairs)
- Proposed curriculum change(s):
(Please include entire major/minor as itexists and as it is proposed. Italicize and bold changes.)
FROM / TO(Existing Catalog Requirements)
ENGLISH, CREATIVE WRITING, M.A.
Required Courses ...... 3
ENG 5113: Studies in Literary Criticism
Guided Electives ...... 15
Complete one course in each of five areas from the following list:
5xx3: Pre-16th-Century Literature
5xx3: 16th-Century Literature
5xx3: 17th-Century Literature
5xx3: 18th-Century Literature
5xx3: 19th-Century Literature
5xx3: American Literature Prior to 1900
5xx3: 20th- and/or 21st-Century Literature
Complete two 3-hour applied writing courses in the genre of the thesis.
General Electives ...... 4+
With advisor approval
Thesis hours ...... 4
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED ...... 32
Other Requirements
1. Plan of Study. Each student must file a plan of
study with his/her graduate program advisor and
the Jackson College of Graduate Studies by the
end of the first semester of graduate work. The
plan must be signed and dated by the graduate
program advisor before it can be considered
official.
2. Submit a writing sample (about 20 pages) of a
single project during the first semester of
enrollment.
3 Academic Standards. Meet the following course
work standards:
(a) overall GPA of 3.00 or higher.
(b) no more than 6 hours of “C.”
(c) no more than six advisor-approved hours
from traditional correspondence courses.
4. Demonstrate reading knowledge of one foreign
language in one of the following ways:
(a) Pass a foreign language reading
examination administered by the
Department of Modern Language,
Literatures, and Cultural Studies.
(b) Earn a “B” or better in a minimum of six
credit hours in a single foreign language at
the University of Central Oklahoma. These
hours will not count toward the MA
degree.
(c) Produce evidence of having earned a “B” or
better in a minimum of six credit hours in a
single foreign language at an approved
college or university. These hours will not
count toward the MA degree.
(d) Complete six hours of literature in
translation courses. These courses must be
taken at the 5000 level and generally also
fulfill literary period requirement(s).
5. Thesis. Complete a thesis and successfully defend
it in public. two paper copies of the thesis and
one electronic copy to the library through
Proquest and the thesis’ title page, original
signature page, and abstract page to the JCGS.
6. Final Requirements. Apply for graduation through
the JCGS by advertised deadline. / (Proposed Catalog Requirements)
ENGLISH, CREATIVE WRITING, M.A.
Required Courses ...... 3
ENG 5113: Studies in Literary Criticism
Guided Electives ...... 15
Complete one course in each of five areas from the following list:
5xx3: Pre-16th-Century Literature
5xx3: 16th-Century Literature
5xx3: 17th-Century Literature
5xx3: 18th-Century Literature
5xx3: 19th-Century Literature
5xx3: American Literature Prior to 1900
5xx3: 20th- and/or 21st-Century Literature
Complete two 3-hour applied writing courses in the genre of the thesis.
General Electives ...... 4+
With advisor approval
Thesis hours ...... 4
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED ...... 32
Other Requirements
1. Plan of Study. Each student must file a plan of
study with his/her graduate program advisor and
the Jackson College of Graduate Studies by the
end of the first semester of graduate work. The
plan must be signed and dated by the graduate
program advisor before it can be considered
official.
2. Academic Standards. Meet the following course
work standards:
(a) overall GPA of 3.00 or higher.
(b) no more than 6 hours of “C.”
(c) no more than six advisor-approved hours
from traditional correspondence courses.
3. Demonstrate reading knowledge of one foreign
language in one of the following ways:
(a) Pass a foreign language reading examination
administered by the Department of Modern
Language, Literatures, and Cultural Studies.
(b) Earn a “C” or better in a minimum of six
credit hours in a single foreign language at
the University of Central Oklahoma. These
hours will not count toward the MA degree.
(c) Produce evidence of having earned a “C” or
better in a minimum of six credit hours in a
single foreign language at an approved college
or university. These hours will not count
toward the MA degree.
4. Thesis. Complete a thesis, successfully defend
it in public. Send two paper copies of the thesis
and one electronic copy to the library through
Proquest, and submit the thesis’ title page, original
signature page, and abstract page to the JCGS.
5. Final Requirements. Apply for graduation through
the JCGS by advertised deadline.
- Degree Designation: (Example, B.A. to B.F.A.)
Existing Designation: / M.A. / To: / No Change
- Change(s) in Minimum GPA Requirements:
FROM (Existing Catalog Requirements) / TO (Proposed Catalog Requirements)
3.0 / No Change
- Change(s) in Admission Requirements for the Program/Major:
FROM (Existing Catalog Requirements) / TO (Proposed Catalog Requirements)
1. Paper or online application for admission
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2. Official copies of undergraduate transcripts from each
institution attended with all degrees posted. All
transcripts must show:
a.A minimum 2.50 GPA overall or 2.50 GPA in the
last 60 hours attempted.
b. Completion of 24 undergraduate hours in English
at the 2000 level or higher with a 2.75 GPA
and other prerequisites (if any) as determined
by the graduate program advisor.
3. Students falling below these standards may qualify for
conditional or provisional admission. See Admission
to Graduate Studies section.
4. Students with a native language other than English must
submit evidence of English language proficiency. See
Admission to Graduate Studies section – English
Language Proficiency. / No Change
- Other requested action:
None
- Will requested change require additional funds?
If yes, please specify the amount of the additional costs, the source of the funds, and how they will be expended over the next three years.
Additional Funds / 200__ / 200__ / 200__Amount of additional costs / N/A
Source of funds
How funds will be expended
- Please provide a concise, yet comprehensive, statement that explains the reasons for requesting the change. Include documentation or assessment information supporting the specific request (if possible).
The Department of English proposes to change the foreign language requirement for the graduate major in Creative Writing within the Master of Arts Program in English by eliminating the option for students to demonstrate foreign language competence by taking courses that present works of foreign literature exclusively in English translation. If this proposal were to be accepted, students would be required to demonstrate foreign language competence by taking a language examination administered by the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies or by presenting credit for six hours of college-level coursework in a single foreign language completed with a grade of “A,” “B,” or “C.”
This proposal would make the foreign language requirement for the graduate major in Creative Writing consistent with the foreign language requirements for all of the other majors (Composition and Rhetoric, Teaching English as a Second Language, Traditional Studies, and Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Studies) within the Master of Arts Program in English. The proposed change also reflects best practices within the field of English Studies, as graduate programs in the field almost uniformly require students to demonstrate foreign language competence and always require that they do so by completing coursework in a foreign language. The goal of such requirements and of the proposed change to the graduate major in Creative Writing is to insure that students acquire breadth and depth of understanding of the structures and the history of the English language as it relates to at least one other language, a goal that cannot be achieved if students study only translated texts and have no direct contact with another language. The department’s experience with students in its other four graduate majors, who are required to complete six hours of college-level coursework in a single foreign language with a grade of “C” or higher, indicates that those students who have earned at least a “C” in their college-level foreign language coursework are able to demonstrate the desired breadth and depth of understanding of the structures and the history of the English language as it relates to another language.
The Department of English further proposes to eliminate the requirement that students submit a twenty-page writing sample during their first semester of enrollment. Students pursuing the graduate major in Creative Writing submit more than fifty pages of original work in each of their Creative Writing seminars each semester, beginning during their first semester of enrollment, and their work from theseseminars is routinely reviewed by program faculty as part of the department’s ongoing assessment program. As a result, the submission of an additional twenty-page writing sample is unnecessary.
Finally, the Department of English proposes to correct the language in the Graduate Catalog page’s description of thesis requirements for this major, as part of the standard text of this statement has been omitted from the current edition of the Graduate Catalog, producing a sentence that is confusing and difficult to read.
Academic Affairs FormFunctional review ______
April, 2009(undergraduate proposals only)