Overview

Program in English and Comparative Literature / Program in English and Comparative Literature is located in San Jose, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)	Fiction, nonfiction, poetry or screenwriting
Master of Arts (MA)	English

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	24

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some Theses required of MFA students, optional for MA

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

69

Applied

53

Accepted

33

Enrolled

Applying

70

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	March 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Writing sample
Additional Entrance Requirements	Equivalent of one year study of a foreign language for admission to MA program.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 610 TOEFL IBT score: 102

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	May 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

77

Total Graduate Students

6%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	20.78%
Black or African American	5.19%
White or Caucasian	42%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	14.29%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	11.69%

Gender

Male (40%)

Female (59%)

Faculty

12

Total faculty

Full-time - 11

Part-time - 1

Male (6)

Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Creative Writing, Rhetoric, Postcolonial Literature, American literature, Early Modern literature
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	100,000

Location & Contact

Address One Washington Square
San Jose
San Jose, CA  95192-0090
United States

Contact Dr. Angela Noelle Brada-Williams
Professor and Chair, English
Email: noelle.brada-williams@sjsu.edu
Phone: 408-924-4439

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