<p>For the foreing language requirement for English Ph.D. programs, are programs wanting you to have a certain number of credits, or do you just need to attain a certain level of proficiency. I have taken upper level Spanish courses for credit and have gotten an "A," but the lower level ones I took as non-credit courses b/c they were way less expensive this way. Do you think this will be a problem?</p>
<p>Seriously, a lot of the questions you are asking here sound like they can be best answered by the professors in your department.</p>
<p>It's not true that terminal MAs only exist in departments that only has the PhD component. I know that there are some history departments that have both terminal MA and PhD. You can apply to PhD if you want it and you'd still take similar courses. People apply to PhD, even with programs with terminal MAs, in hopes of getting funded if they're thinking of dropping out after receiving the MA. Others who want the PhD, for them, at least be offered a terminal MA if their credentials aren't strong enough for the demands of PhD track.</p>
<p>Foreign languages, unless you're getting a degree in it, coursework doesn't really matter as long you can READ the material you need for your research. Most PhD students don't waste their time taking language courses during the year and just use their summers to cram everything.</p>
<p>Has anyone heard much about the MA program at the University of Utah. I have heard that it has a fairly good rhet/comp program.</p>