Overview

Department of English / Department of English is located in Las Vegas, NM, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	English	Literature
Master of Arts (MA)	English	Language, rhetoric and composition
Master of Arts (MA)	English	Creative writing

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

Evening/weekend programs available?

No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

6

Applied

6

Accepted

4

Enrolled

Applying

15

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	August 1st	Not reported	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 540

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

18

Total Graduate Students

5%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	16.67%
Black or African American	5.56%
White or Caucasian	44%
American Indian or Alaska Native	5.56%
Asian	Not Reported
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	11.11%
Unknown	11.11%

Gender

Male (38%)

Female (61%)

Faculty

3

Total faculty

Full-time - 3

Part-time - 0

Male (1)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Twentieth-century literature, life path writing in homeless shelters, native American philosophy, medieval intellectual and cultural history, creating pedagogical tools for teaching law
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 9000 NMHU
Las Vegas, NM  87701
United States

Contact Dr. Helen Blythe
Chair
Email: helenblythe@nmhu.edu
Phone: 505-454-3329

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