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College of Humanities, Fine Arts and Communication
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the college graduate admission requirements, applicants to the M.F.A. in Creative Writing program must meet the following minimum requirements for admission to the program and for the degree:

1. The applicant should have completed 12 hours of advanced English with an average of 3.0 or better grade point average.
2. The applicant should have two years of college-level study in one foreign language or otherwise demonstrate, with a passing score on the GSFLT, a reading knowledge of a foreign language.
3. Three letters of recommendation.
4. Submission of a manuscript consisting of a maximum of 15 pages of poetry or between 5,000 and 10,000 words of fiction.
5. A statement of intent (1,000 or fewer words): reasons for pursuing graduate study in creative writing, which writers in the applicant's genre the applicant is reading, and comments on those writers.
6. On a separate sheet of paper, list awards and publications of the applicant.
7. Two official copies of transcripts from each school attended. Consult the Department of English graduate office for additional information and more specific requirements.