PhD ENGL
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College of Humanities, Fine Arts and Communication
Doctor of Philosophy in English

Admission Requirements

The department offers two majors under this degree: English and American literature, and Literature and creative writing.

In addition to meeting the college graduate admission requirements, applicants must meet the following minimum requirements for admission to the program and for the degree:

1. A reading knowledge of an appropriate foreign language. A paragraph outlining the applicant's foreign language competence should be submitted.
2. A statement of intent (500 words minimum)
3. Three letters of recommendation, at least two of which must be from persons familiar with the applicant's academic work.
4. Submission of a sample of the applicant's critical writing (either a graduate-level paper that the applicant wrote or the applicant's Master of Arts thesis).
5. Only for applicants to the creative writing program, the submission of a sample of creative writing (either of 15 pages of poetry or of 5,000 to 10,000 words of fiction).
6. Official transcripts of all previous university work. Consult the Department of English graduate office for additional information and more specific requirements.