Information and Courses:
Summer Session 2008 (JUNE 2-JULY 25)

1. Enrollment
2. Late Arrival
3. Books
4. Costs
5. Financial Aid
6. Day-Care Centers
7. Courses
8. Syllabi
9. Independent-Study Courses

1. Enrollment

Students enroll themselves via Tiger Tracks (https://tigertracks.fhsu.edu). If you have questions or concerns about enrolling, you may contact the English Department or the Registrar's Office. You must be either a current student or admitted to the graduate program to access enrollment through Tiger Tracks.

2. Late Arrival

Occasionally, participants whose school systems do not end before summer session begins are not able to be on campus for the first three or four days of classes. You will only be able to take three classes if you arrive late.  Since four-week classes that begin June 2 cannot be enrolled in late, the July classes will be the only courses available to you.

3. Books

We have made arrangements for you to order your books from the University Bookstore, Memorial Union, FHSU.  You will need to specify the books.  The University Bookstore will send the books COD.  Some of these books have not yet arrived and may not be available until late February or early March. You may download a list of the required books for all of the Summer 2008 courses by clicking here.

4. Costs

A. Tuition:

Kansas residents pay $154.65 per graduate credit hour. Tuition for fifteen credit hours will be $2319.75.

Out-of-state residents pay $408.65 per graduate credit hour. Tuition for fifteen credit hours will be $6129.75.

B. Residence Halls and Meals:

Air-conditioned residence halls are available. According to the Director of Student Residential Life, a private room with meals will be $135 per week; a shared room with meals will be $110 per week. On weekends students are responsible for their own meals. If you want your room on the same floor and wing with other participants in the program, request this in your letter to the Director of Student Residential Life. Due to renovations on some of the dorms this year, space is limited.

A few on-campus apartments are also available (apply as soon as possible; these go quickly). For housing information and application forms, please write Carol Hackerott, Director of Student Residential Life, FHSU, or call (785) 628-4245.

C. Application Fee:

A $30.00 non-refundable application fee is required on degree-seeking applications received. No action will be taken on your application/enrollment until this fee is paid. Checks or money orders should be made payable to the Fort Hays State University Graduate School and included with your application.

5. Financial Aid

Teaching assistantships, graduate fellowships, or outright grants are not available in this program. However, if need and eligibility can be demonstrated, you may qualify for a Stafford loan. Anyone interested in applying should write or call Mr. Craig Karlin, Director, Student Financial Assistance, FHSU (785) 628-4494.

6. Day-Care Centers

There are several day care centers available for graduate students with small children. Fort Hays State University also offers this service through Tiger Tots Nurtury Center, which will accept children who are thirty months through six years of age. The Center charges $18.00 for a whole day and $16.00 for a half-day (4½ hours), meal, and two snacks included. Their summer hours are Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information, write Tiger Tots Nurtury Center, Attn. Natalie Unruh, FHSU (phone 785-628-4101).

7. Courses

If you are in the two-year program, you will enroll in five of these courses for credit this summer (four courses for those in the three-year program); unless otherwise stipulated in the syllabi, papers and written projects are not due until the end of fall semester. You will receive an “Incomplete” in all courses unless you choose to finish the written work during the summer in one or two of them. Courses are scheduled for Monday through Friday; however, classes do not meet on Friday, since that day is used for conferences and research.

A. First Four-Week Courses (June 2-June 27)

662 Studies in English Lit. Periods: 19th-Century Women Writers
Dr. Lexey Bartlett (8:00-10:10)

697 Young Adult Literature
Dr. Amy Cummins (10:20-12:30)

695 Comparative Studies in Literature: Dramatic Comedy
Dr. Daniel Kulmala (1:30-3:40)

B. Second Four-Week Courses (June 30-July 25)

663 Studies in English Lit. Types: 18th and 19th-Century British Novel
Dr. Eric Leuschner (8:00-10:10)

648 Theories of Rhetoric and Composition
Dr. Cheryl Duffy (10:20-12:30)

*826 Approaches to Literature
Dr. Steven Trout (1:30-3:40)

682 Traditional English Grammar
Dr. Carl Singleton (3:50-6:00)

* Approaches to Literature is a required course for all graduate students. It is only offered every other year.

8. Syllabi

Syllabi for all of these courses (including texts, objectives, and specific reading assignments) are included in the information packet, but they can also be downloaded as Microsoft Word documents by clicking on the course names above.

9. Independent-Study Courses

Independent-study courses are not allowed to count toward the thirty hours required in this program.

Approaches to Literature is a required course for all graduate students.

Send questions or comments about the website to: Dr. Lexey Bartlett. Last updated February 6, 2008 .