Students will meet the 36-hour requirement through
course work to be eligible to take the
comprehensive exam.
Students must file a graduate
intent form with their advisor's signature no
later than the first week of the semester and
they must enroll in GR
698: Masters Comprehensive Exam the semester they
plan to take the MA TESOL exam. GR698 is zero credit
hours.
The 4 hour MA comprehensive exam will
include the following: one question related to
research techniques; one question that requires
you to apply theory to a learning situation, and
a section that reflects the student's academic
interest (the self-generated question that is
developed with a student's advisor). In each section, you will have a
choice of two questions.
The student-generated
question will be submitted to the student's
advisor at least four weeks before the scheduled
exam.
Exams will be offered once in the fall, once in the
spring, and once in the summer.
Candidates, in accordance with Graduate
School policy, must submit a non-thesis paper. The
acceptance sheet is due in the Graduate Office a
week before the student takes the comprehensive
exam. See
Graduate Paper Guidelines for more details,
and Important
Dates for deadlines.
Independent studies are
restricted to six credit hours and, in accordance
with Graduate School policy, may not, except in
unusual circumstances, duplicate an existing course.
Under certain circumstances, a
student may be allowed to write a thesis or develop
a teaching portfolio. For further information,
contact Dr. Deqi Zen, Director of the MA TESOL,
dzen@semo.edu.
