MAT candidates without prior undergraduate background in English must complete the following English pre-requisites:

1. ENG 3040 (Principles of Literary Study)
2. ENG 2050 (World Literature Before 1660) or ENG 2060 (World Literature After 1660)
3. ENG 2230 (American Literature Before 1865)or ENG 2240 (American Literature After 1865)
4. ENG 2470 (British Literature Before 1790) or ENG 2480 (British Literature After 1790)
5. ENG 3710 (English Grammar) or ENG 3460 (Aspects of the English Language)
6. At least one 3000 or 4000 level literature course

The above courses

1. Should be completed before submitting a program application.
2. Should a candidate have a content gap, but still has the necessary content hours to permit admission, a course may be a provision of admission; such a course may be taken concurrent with enrollment in EDN courses or ENG 5000.

Candidates for admission with less than 24 undergraduate hours in English, or those with an undergraduate GPA below 2.7 are encouraged to complete these prerequisite courses prior to application for admission.