Creative Writing, Poetry Concentration, MFA

Program Admission

In addition to the general requirements for admission  to the William J. Doré, Sr. School of Graduate Studies, applicants for admission to the Creative Writing, Poetry Concentration, MFA program must meet the following requirements:

• Adequate preparation as determined by the department head and the major professor. Students should submit a selection of 15 to 20 poems, several short stories, or a few chapters from a novel with a letter of application to the department head.

Requirements

• ENGL Electives (500/600 Level) - 21 hours
• ENGL Electives (600 Level) - 6 hours

• ENGL 546 - Late Twentieth-Century Poetry Cr: 3
• ENGL 671 - Creative Writing Workshop (Poetry) Cr: 3 (Must be repeated to accrue 12 credit hours)
• ENGL 673 - Form and Theory of Poetry I Cr: 3
• ENGL 674 - Form and Theory of Poetry II Cr: 3
• ENGL 675 - Form and Theory of Fiction I Cr: 3
• ENGL 690 - Professional Endeavors Cr: 3
• ENGL 699 - Thesis Cr: 1-6 (Must accrue 6 credit hours)

General Notes

• Credits applied must be earned within 8 calendar years from the time the student first enrolled in the program.
• No grades below C and not more than 6 credit hours of C work can be applied toward the degree.
• Only transfer credits with a grade of B or better may be applied toward the degree.