Sample Schedule
Available at the Milledgeville Campus
The Three Year Program
Most students complete the MFA program in three years. Typically, students take 18 credit hours in the first year and 12 credit hours in the second and third years. Students take a variety of workshop, seminar, literature, and special topics classes in English.
Sample Three-Year Schedule
The following schedule is only one possible sequence but offers a good sense of how one’s classes and thesis work might be completed. Classes highlighted in bold are pre-set for all students. Other classes vary for each student.
Fall, First Year (11 hrs)
5000 Workshop in Thesis Genre (4 hrs)
6000 Writing Pedagogy course (4hrs)
5000/6000 other course (3 hrs)
Spring, First Year (7 hrs)
6000 Seminar in Thesis Genre (4 hrs)
5000/6000 other course (3 hrs)
Fall, Second Year (6 hrs)
5000 Workshop in 2nd Genre (4 hrs)
6971 MFA Thesis (2 hrs)
Spring, Second Year (6 hrs)
6000 Seminar in Thesis Genre (4 hrs)
6971 MFA Thesis (2 hrs)
Fall, Third Year (6 hrs)
5000/6000 other course (4 hrs)
6971 MFA Thesis (2 hrs)
Spring, Third Year (6 hrs)
5000/6000 other course (3 hrs)
6971 MFA Thesis (3 hrs)
Students defend their thesis in the spring semester of their third year.
Note: Students on assistantship must be enrolled for a minimum of 6 credit hours per semester.
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