Dr. Maggie Gerrity

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Maggie Gerrity is an Associate Teaching Professor at Penn State Harrisburg, specializing in English Composition within the School of Humanities. She has previous teaching experience at Ithaca College, where she taught academic writing, creative writing, and an interdisciplinary seminar titled 'Texts, Drafts, Rock Roll: Reading Writing Popular Music'. She holds a B.A. from Lycoming College, an M.A. from Florida State University, and a Ph.D. from Binghamton University. Throughout her academic career, she has received several awards, including the Graduate Award for Teaching Excellence and the Marion J. Link Fellowship in Creative Writing. Her essays have been published in various notable collections, and she has been a finalist for the Glimmer Train’s Short Story Award and Narrative’s 30 Prize. Her research interests focus on contemporary fiction and poetry, writing pedagogy, teaching with technology, and popular music.

Research Interests

Requirements for Penn State Harrisburg

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GMAT
Total Score
Required:500
Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:500
GRE General
Verbal
Required:150
Quantitative
Required:150
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution Demonstrated competence in Analytic skills (Math course or exam) Computer skills proficiency (MIS 204 or equivalent) Communication skills proficiency (AWA score of 4.0 or higher)
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Information Systems. Program: M.S. in Information Systems. GRE/GMAT waiver available for GPA 3.5+ from US schools.