Admission Requirements

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Admission. To be considered for admission, applicants must:

1. Have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution;
2. Have earned a grade point average of 3.2 or higher on all undergraduate coursework;
3. Have an acceptable score on the Analytical Writing section of the GRE Revised General Test;
4. Submit a graded writing assignment from an upper-level undergraduate class.

Applications will be considered by the MALS coordinating committee, which consists of the MALS program coordinator, the advisors for each track, and the chairs of the divisions of Social Science & History and Languages and Literature.

Applicants may be granted provisional admission status for the first nine (9) hours of graduate course work. All admission requirements must be met within these nine hours. Applicants must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above to be admitted provisionally.

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Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements. A candidate for the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies is required to:

1. Fulfill the general requirements for a graduate degree at Delta State University;
2. Complete graduate work consisting of core courses and elective hours as specified;
3. Earn a grade point average of at least 3.0 overall;
4. Earn a grade of B or higher in GLS 600;
5. Pass an oral and/or written comprehensive exam administered by a committee appointed by the MALS coordinator;
6. With the consent of the advisor, elect to research and write a thesis for 6 hours credit;
7. Earn at least one-half of all hours toward the MALS degree at the 600 level.

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