Admissions

All application materials should be submitted to the Office of Graduate Admissions via the online Graduate Application. Use the graduate admission checklist to get started.

Deadlines
Fall semester: Apply by January 10, 5 p.m. EST
Requirements
- GPA: 3.0 undergraduate
- GRE: See below.
- Applicant Statement / Letter of Intent: A statement of the applicant's writing interest and background, which also contains, if applicable, the applicant's request to be considered for a teaching assistantship.
- Letters of Recommendation: Two letters required.
- Additional Requirements:
  - Nine semester hours of undergraduate work in creative writing from an accredited college/university
  - One writing sample in either poetry (up to 20 pages), fiction/non-fiction (up to 25 pages), or screenplay (first 30 pages plus a synopsis).
*The GRE is not required. However, an applicant may choose to submit GRE scores, which will be taken into consideration along with the other components of the applicant's application.
Funding
A limited number of tuition fee waivers, fellowships and teaching assistantships with a Fall/Spring semester stipend of approximately $12,000 are available. Notify the Program Director in your letter of intent if you are interested in being nominated for financial assistance — these positions will require various instructional and research activities. To be eligible to receive tuition remission, you must file a FASFA.