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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:
- The applicant should have completed 12 hours of advanced
English with an average of 3.0 or better grade point average.
- 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.
- Three letters of recommendation.
- Submission of a manuscript consisting of a maximum of 10
pages of poetry or 20-25 pages of fiction.
- 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.
- On a separate sheet of paper, list awards and publications of
the applicant.
- Two official copies of transcripts from each school attended.
The GRE Advanced Subject (Code 64) score is not required for MFA applicants.
Consult the Creative Writing Program for additional information and
more specific requirements.
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
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:
- The applicant should have completed 12 hours of advanced English with an average of 3.0 or better grade point average.
- 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.
- Three letters of recommendation.
- Submission of a manuscript consisting of a maximum of 10 pages of poetry or 20-25 pages of fiction.
- 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.
- On a separate sheet of paper, list awards and publications of the applicant.
- Two official copies of transcripts from each school attended.
The GRE Advanced Subject (Code 64) score is not required for MFA applicants.