The program's formal requirements are the completion of 10 semester courses, including 56:350:503 Introduction to Graduate Literary Study and at least one course in philology, and a final comprehensive examination. No more than 6 credits of C or C+ may be used in meeting the requirements of the master's degree.
Up to 6 credits approved by the graduate program director and the graduate dean may be transferred from another graduate school once the student has satisfactorily completed 12 credits in the master's program in Camden.
