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Former Academic
Requirements for the Master of Arts in Hispanic Literary and Cultural
Studies
***These requirements are for students who entered the M.A. Program in Fall 2008 or before. If you entered in Fall 2009 or later, please click here to see your Academic Requirements.***
The Division of Spanish and Portuguese Studies and the University of Washington Graduate School Requirements for the M.A. degree are as follows:
- A total of 60 applicable credits (500-level and above). SPAN 600 credits used for MA exam preparation do not fulfill any degree requirement, and do not count
toward the 60-credit total needed to graduate. In exceptional
circumstances, students may petition the GPC to carry out coursework
at the 400-level. To remain in good standing the student must
maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on the University's
4.0 grade scale. The minimum acceptable grade for any given course
is 2.7.
- SPAN 577 (Critical Theory and Methods of Analysis) is required of all students. SPAN 510
(Methodology of Spanish Language Teaching) is required of all Teaching Assistants and is to be
taken during or before a student's first quarter of teaching.
- Distribution requirement: A minimum of five credits (normally one course) must be earned
in each of the following areas: Medieval and "Golden Age" Spain; Spain of the 18th and 19th
Centuries; 20th-century Spain; Colonial and 19th-century Latin America; and 20th-century Latin
America.
- M.A. candidates must pass an auxiliary language reading ability examination in a language
other than English and Spanish. Normally this language will be selected from among the Romance
Languages and German. Students will stipulate their choice at the time of first enrollment,
after consultation with the Graduate Program Coordinator, and will be examined no later than
the fourth quarter of graduate study. The student will consult first with the Division's
Academic Advisor and then complete arrangements with the language department administering the
examination or with the Educational Assessment Center.
- The M.A. examination: The M.A. examination is written in the
sixth quarter of study, ordinarily in Spring quarter. The examination
is based on the M.A. Reading list, which is composed of texts
from each of the areas specified above. Students
are exempted from examination in areas in which they have written
a M.A. Thesis.
- The election of a M.A. Thesis: Students may elect to include
in the required 60 applicable credits 10 credits of M.A. Thesis
(SPAN 700). The Thesis is not a degree requirement. The M.A. Thesis
(minimum 40 pages of text) is directed by a graduate faculty member
and submitted to the Graduate Studies Committee for its approval.
- Applicable credits are the following: Those earned in 400-level and 500-level courses in the Division; those earned in courses cross-listed with another department; approved courses offered by the Division's adjunct faculty; up to 10 credits of approved non-cross-listed courses; up to 10 credits of approved transfer credit. Non-cross-listed courses must be approved by the Graduate Program Coordinator at the time of registration, must be numbered 300 and above, and must be coherently related to the student's studies in this Division.
- M.A. candidates make application for the Master's degree at the Graduate School Office within the first two weeks of the quarter in which they expect the degree to be conferred. They must, at the time of application, notify the Academic Advisor of the Division of Spanish and Portuguese Studies.
- Graduate students must be registered as full-time or part-time students at the University of Washington for the quarter in which the degree requirements are completed.
- Time Limit: All work for the M.A. degree, including credits transferred from other institutions, must be completed within six years. However, M.A. candidates subsidized by teaching assistantships, research assistantships, graduate staff assistantships, or comparable financial support, are expected to complete their program within six quarters.
- Transfer Credit: A graduate student may submit a petition to the Graduate Studies Committee of the Division requesting permission to transfer up to ten quarter credits taken while a graduate student at another recognized institution. The Division further requires that this school have a graduate program in the discipline for which transfer credits are requested.
- Removal of Incomplete Grades: Incomplete grades will be given only exceptionally. Incomplete work must be completed and a regular grade must be assigned by the end of the following quarter (including Summer quarter). In instances of exceptional hardship, students may petition the Graduate Studies Committee, but only before the deadline just stated, for an extension of time. Failure to complete Incomplete work on this schedule may jeopardize a student's good standing and eligibility for financial support and teaching and research assistantships.
- Advising: Graduate students should consult with the Academic Advisor quarterly before registration to assure that no technical problems are incurred. Each student, consulting with appropriate faculty and administrators of the Division, bears the responsibility for making the best use of the available or obtainable resources for achieving educational objectives.
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Overview
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
TA Program
Fellowships
M.A. Reading List
GO-MAP
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