answer: #Person1# tells #Person2# how to accomplish the 36 credit hours.
documents: #Person1#: You'll need 36 credit hours to get an M. A. degree. Fifteen must be from the English Department and fifteen from the Education Department. For the remaining six credit hours, you can either write a thesis or take two more selected courses.
  #Person2#: Right now, this is very confusing to me, but I'm sure I'll know what to do as I learn more about it.