Graduate Studies in English

The English graduate program at OSU serves students with diverse interests. Our curriculum supports intensive study in Literature, Creative Writing, Screen Studies, Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), Linguistics, and Rhetoric & Professional Writing. But it also allows students to combine areas according to their own professional goals. The heart of our program is its faculty, who are not only nationally recognized scholars and writers but also committed teachers and mentors.

OSU grants on average 20 Masters and Doctoral degrees in English each year. TESL graduates teach in bilingual classrooms both in the United States and abroad. Other MAs and MFAs teach or enter Doctoral programs. Despite an uncertain job market, our PhDs find themselves well-prepared to meet the demands of a changing academic marketplace. Recent graduates teach at colleges and universities throughout the country. The supportive faculty and flexible curriculum make the English Department at OSU an attractive environment for graduate study.

See what our graduate students have been doing on our news page.

English Department
College of Arts & Sciences
Oklahoma State University
205 Morrill Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: 405-744-9474
For Information about English Programs: english.information@okstate.edu
Webmaster: engweb@okstate.edu

We Offer Programs in:

• Literature
• Screen Studies
• Creative Writing
• Teaching English as a Second Language
• Linguistics
• Rhetoric & Professional Writing

News about our graduate students and their accomplishments can be found here.

Upcoming Deadlines:

Monday, January 7th 
Class Work Begins

Friday, January 11th
Language Exam Notice of Intent due this Friday by 5:00pm

Friday, January 18th 
PhD and MA Qualifying Exam Notice of Intent due by 5:00 pm

Friday, January 23rd 
Foreign Language Exams

Friday, January 25th 
Admission to doctoral candidacy for Summer due in Graduate College (for students with approved plans of study dated before January, 2009)

Saturday, February 9th
Qualifying Exams for MA's and PhD's

Saturday, February 16
Qualifying Exams for PhD's

Monday, March 1st
Deadline for Assistantship Applications for Fall 2013

Friday, March 8th
Attend thesis/dissertation submission workshop or watch workshop video

Monday, April 1st
Last Day to file diploma application with the Registrar's office and last day to file a revised plan of study (if needed) and Graduation Clearance Form to Graduate College

Friday, April 19th
Results of Thesis/Dissertation Defense Forms due in Graduate College ( This is the LAST day to defend!)

Thursday, April 26th
Online submission of electronic dissertation or thesis due, signed Approval page and 2 signed Abstracts due

Friday, May 3rd
Spring semester ends and Graduate Commencement