FAQs

Masters students may earn a total of 6 credits toward their MA degree from other universities. None of these may have been used to satisfy degree requirements at the undergraduate level or other graduate-level degreesTeaching Assistantships.

What kind of graduate assistantships are available?

We are only able to offer a total of 7 teaching assistantships to our students. These are normally reserved for native speakers of German, French, Spanish, or Chinese with no other means of financial support. Teaching assistants generally teach the lower-level undergraduate language courses. We try to maintain a reasonable teaching load for the full-time students: 1 course in the first semester (to accommodate adjustment by new student teaching assistants), two in the second and third semesters, and one course in the fourth semester to accommodate the writing of thesis or scholarly paper and facilitate the completion of the degree requirements in order to graduate.

How long does it take to complete the MA degree?

Full-time students generally take from 4-5 semesters to complete the 30 hours of degree requirements. Part-time students enroll in either one or two courses a semester and therefore take longer to complete their studies. Part-time students usually take between 4-5 years to complete the MA degree.