Overview

Key features

The MA in Composition, Rhetoric, and Professional Writing from California State University Sacramento offers preparation for careers in fields such as education, journalism, publishing, law, technical writing, advertising, arts administration, or civil service; or to pursue study at the doctoral level.

Because many graduate students work during the day, most graduate courses are scheduled for late afternoon and evening hours.

The course of study leads to an M.A. thesis project in rhetoric, composition, and professional writing in which the student undertakes original research or creates a professional writing portfolio under the supervision of a two-person faculty committee.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Teaching College Composition
Teaching and Composition Research
Professional Writing
ESL Writing/Composition
Second Language Acquisition

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-20 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sacramento, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

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Other requirements

General requirements

a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 units of all university level coursework OR a 3.0 GPA in courses in Communication Studies, Education, English, Philosophy, Political Science or related major on the transcript from your degree-granting institution (effective beginning with Spring 2015 admissions)
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Students from foreign universities must take the TOEFL test, which is administered in different formats; students need take only one format of the exam. Required scores for each format are as follows:
- paper based TOEFL: 600, with a score of 5 on the Test of Written English (TWE)
- computer based TOEFL: 250, with a score of 5 on the Test of Written English (TWE)
- internet based TOEFL (IBT): 100, with a minimum of 25 on the writing section

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

8064 USD / year

≈ 8064 USD / year
Out-of-State

8064 USD / year

≈ 8064 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

8064 USD / year

≈ 8064 USD / year

Additional Details

Non-Resident Tuition Fee: $444 per unit plus the tuition fees above and mandatory campus fees.

Living costs

Sacramento

United States

1190 - 1765 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Additional Details

Living costs

Sacramento

Financing

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