Jun 16, 2024  
Graduate Catalog 2022-2023 
    
Graduate Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Creative Writing, M.F.A


For admission to the MFA Program, applicants must submit the application form, official transcripts, three letters of recommendation, GRE general test scores, and a personal essay describing the nature of their writing and their writing process. Also required is a portfolio of creative work: for poets, 20 pages of poetry; for fiction and creative nonfiction writers, 40 pages of prose.

General Requirements


  • Fulfillment of the general requirements for admission to the graduate program.
  • Completion of a baccalaureate degree in the arts and sciences from an accredited college or university, with a GPA of 2.75 or better (on a 4.0 scale).
  • Completion of 36 hours of graduate-level course work, with a GPA of 3.0 or better.
  • Completion of the MFA thesis (minimum 30 poems or 5 short stories [at least 100 pages] or 150 pages of a novel or creative non-fiction).
  • Completion of a comprehensive examination in African American or non-African American literature.
  • Completion of an oral presentation of excerpts from the student’s thesis.

Specific Requirements


Workshops/Forms Courses (15 credit hours)


Select 6 Hours From

Six Hours From

And Three Hours From

Publishing/Practicum (6 credit hours)


Literature (9 credit hours)


Select 9 hours, of which 3 hours must be a seminar from

Thesis (6 credit hours)


Take 6 hours of ENG 5498  and give a public reading of excerpts of the thesis. *

*Note: After it has been approved by the thesis advisor, the manuscript and other required documents must be properly uploaded to the ProQuest database, and also reviewed by administrators of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies, in order for the degree to be conferred.