English

General Program Requirements:

• A seminar in bibliography and research methods, offered each fall, is required of every student.
• All students must display a reading knowledge of a foreign language, usually by having completed four undergraduate semesters in that language with a B average or higher.
• All students, regardless of their fields of concentration, must take a comprehensive examination based on a reading list in British and American literature. Students will normally be expected to take the exam at the beginning of their final full semester.

Admission requirements:

• GRE Test
• Social Security Number Disclosure

In the admissions process, the Social Security number is used to match test scores and transcripts and not as a permanent student identifier. A permanent, unique MSU ID number will be issued. MSU will not disclose the Social Security number of an applicant to anyone outside the Mississippi Institution of Higher Learning system except as allowed by law, with permission from the individual, or as approved by MSU legal counsel.

• Letter of Recommendation

Three letters of recommendation are required to process your application and must be submitted electronically. As part of the on line application, names and email addresses of each person who will supply a recommendation need to be provided. Once you submit your application, an email will automatically be sent to each person identified as a reference and a URL link will be provided to submit the letter. You will receive confirmation that the link has been sent to your references. For each letter of recommendation submitted, you will receive an email confirming this action.