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Program Description
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Publishing, and Editing is designed to assist students in their development as writers of fiction, poetry, and/or creative nonfiction; to provide practical, hands-on experience in the field of editing and publishing; to deepen a student’s critical engagement with language and literature; and to prepare those students for careers as published authors, as well as teachers of creative writing in community colleges and universities.
Admission
Students seeking admission to the graduate program in English must supply the following materials directly to the Office of Graduate Studies:
- An application for admission with the application fee.
- Official transcripts of all college-level work, including one that shows conferral of the undergraduate degree. The student must have completed at least twelve hours of upper-division English courses with a 3.0 GPA or better. (Students with credentials from foreign universities must have their transcripts reviewed by a transcript evaluation service.)
- Official scores for the GRE General Test. (The subject test in English is not required.)
- Three letters of recommendation that discuss the applicant’s potential for success in an English graduate program.
- A creative writing sample of either 20 pages of prose or a collection of 8-10 poems. Applicants may submit a critical writing sample to supplement but not substitute for their creative work.
- International applicants only: Official TOEFL scores.
The English MFA Program welcomes qualified international applicants; however, an individual who does not hold American citizenship must be accepted under regular admission status, without qualifications.
A holistic review of each applicant's file will be completed, and admission will be granted on a competitive basis.
Degree Requirements
Students enrolled in the MFA in Creative Writing, Editing, and Publishing may choose either a focus in Fiction or a focus in Poetry
Plan 1 – Focus in Fiction
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Item
|
Requirement |
Options |
Hours Required |
| 1 | Specified Courses |
Choose all from: ENG 697 <ENGL 5330> ENG 568 <ENGL 5368> ENG 532 <ENGL 5332> ENG 536 <ENGL 5336> |
12 |
| 2 | Block 1 |
Choose one from: ENG 577 <ENGL 5377> ENG 583 <ENGL 5383> ENG 589 <ENGL 5389> |
3 |
| 3 | Block 3 | Choose one from: ENG 572 <ENGL 5372> ENG 575 <ENGL 5375> ENG 576 <ENGL 5376> ENG 578 <ENGL 5378> |
3 |
| 4 | Block 4 | Choose one from: ENG 579 <ENGL 5379> ENG 580 <ENGL 5380> ENG 585 <ENGL 5385> ENG 586 <ENGL 5386> |
3 |
| 5 | Block 5 | Choose one from: ENG 571 <ENGL 5371> ENG 581 <ENGL 5381> ENG 587 <ENGL 5387> |
3 |
| 6 | Practicum | ENG 533 <ENGL 5333> | 6 |
| 7 | Creative Writing: Fiction | ENG 531 <ENGL 5331> | 12 |
| 8 | Thesis | Choose all from: ENG 698 <ENGL 6398> ENG 699 <ENGL 6399> |
6 |
TOTAL |
48 |
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Plan 2 – Focus in Poetry
Item |
Requirement |
Options |
Hours Required |
| 1 | Specified Courses |
Choose all from: ENG 697 <ENGL 5330> ENG 568 <ENGL 5368> ENG 531 <ENGL 5331> ENG 537 <ENGL 5337> |
12 |
| 2 | Block 1 |
Choose one from: ENG 577 <ENGL 5377> ENG 583 <ENGL 5383> ENG 589 <ENGL 5389> |
3 |
| 3 | Block 3 | Choose one from: ENG 572 <ENGL 5372> ENG 575 <ENGL 5375> ENG 576 <ENGL 5376> ENG 578 <ENGL 5378> |
3 |
| 4 | Block 4 | Choose one from: ENG 579 <ENGL 5379> ENG 580 <ENGL 5380> ENG 585 <ENGL 5385> ENG 586 <ENGL 5386> |
3 |
| 5 | Block 5 | Choose one from: ENG 571 <ENGL 5371> ENG 581 <ENGL 5381> ENG 587 <ENGL 5387> |
3 |
| 6 | Practicum | ENG 533 <ENGL 5333> | 6 |
| 7 | Creative Writing: Poetry | ENG 532 <ENGL 5332> | 12 |
| 8 | Thesis | ENG 698 <ENGL 6398> ENG 698 <ENGL 6399> |
6 |
TOTAL |
48 |
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