Program Admission

Applicants must submit the following:

1. A completed graduate school application
2. A personal statement (we recommend that these statements be 1 to 2 pages in length)
3. Official transcripts from ALL prior colleges and universities (note: If you attended EMU, you do not need to request your EMU transcript)
4. An academic writing sample (preferably something related to your intended concentration in either the Teaching of Writing or Professional Communication)
5. Two letters of recommendation

International Transcripts - Post-secondary transcripts from a non-U.S. institution must be submitted directly to one of four approved evaluation services for a detailed, course by course report. See International Admission Checklist for additional information. Applicants should allow 2-6 weeks for the evaluation to be completed.

Department Information

English Language & Literature, College of Arts & Sciences

Joseph Csicsila, Ph.D. | Interim Department Head | 612 Pray-Harrold | 734.487.4220 | jcsicsila@emich.edu

Matt Kirkpatrick, Ph.D. | Graduate Coordinator | 613J Pray-Harrold | 734.487.0399 | mkirkpa1@emich.edu

Advisor Information

Steven Krause, Ph.D. | 612 Pray-Harrold | 734.487.4220 | skrause@emich.edu

Degree Requirements: 15-17 hours

• WRTG 500 - Introduction to Graduate Studies in Written Communication 3 hrs

• One course from the following

• ENGL 675 - Eastern Michigan Writing Project Summer Institute 5 hrs
• WRTG 514 - Issues in Teaching Writing 3 hrs
• WRTG 596 - Teaching Composition on the College Level 3 hrs

• Three courses from the following

• ENGL 518 - Topics in English Education 3 hrs
• ENGL 530 - Issues in English Studies for Teachers 3 hrs
• ENGL 675 - Eastern Michigan Writing Project Summer Institute  5 hrs see note
• WRTG 503 - Rhetorical Theory and the Teaching of Writing 3 hrs
• WRTG 514 - Issues in Teaching Writing  3 hrs see note
• WRTG 515 - Literacy and Written Literacy Instruction 3 hrs
• WRTG 516 - Computers and Writing: Theory and Practice 3 hrs
• WRTG 517 - Topics in the Teaching of Writing 3 hrs
• WRTG 585 - Teaching Basic Writing at the College Level 3 hrs
• WRTG 580 - Writing, Teaching, and Public Policy 3 hrs
• WRTG 596 - Teaching Composition on the College Level  3 hrs see note

 

Note | ENGL 675 , WRTG 514 , and WRTG 596  can only count towards this program once.