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Graduate Application Deadline and Information for
Ph.D. (in Literature)
and
M.A. (in Creative Writing) Programs

NOTE: This section was up-dated on April 10, 2008. Please check back in August for changes or up-dates.

The application, fee payment and all supporting materials must be submitted on-line by December 15, 2008. Please see below.

2008-09 Graduate Student Application Fee: $60 domestic, $80 international. (Subject to change)

Useful Links for both Ph.D. and M.A. Programs:

• English Graduate Program.
  
  
• Graduate Studies
  
  
  
  Note: Students may not be admitted for a graduate degree that duplicates
  a degree already held.
  
  
  Instructions for applying to the Ph.D. program in literature...

1. On-line Application for Admission. (Available August 31, 2008)
   
   
2. Statement of Purpose (submitted via on-line application web site);
   
   
3. Three Letters of Recommendations (submitted via on-line application web site);
   
   
4. Fellowship Application (submitted via on-line application web site);
   
   
5. Two copies of official transcripts from ALL prior institutions attended (in original, sealed envelopes) mailed to the address below.
   
   
6. One or Two research or term papers written for ENGLISH courses (submitted on-line via on-line application web site);
   
   
7. GRE scores (both General and Advanced Subject exams required). Please use the following codes to ensure your GRE scores are sent to the correct location: Institution Code for UC Davis (4834). Department Code is: 2501. It is strongly recommended the Advanced Subject be taken early. (Verbal score range: 600 or better; Subject score range: 500 or better.)
   
   Ph.D. applications are reviewed once all supporting materials have been received.
   
   Tara Porter
   Department of English Ph.D. Program
   University of California
   One Shields Avenue
   Davis, CA 95616-8581
   
   (530) 752-2043
   
   

Applying to the M.A. program (creative writing in fiction or poetry) ...

The application, fee payment and all supporting materials must be submitted on-line by December 15, 2008. Please see below.

2008-09 Graduate Student Application Fee: $60 domestic, $80 international. (Subject to change)



Note: Students may not be admitted for a graduate degree that duplicates a degree already held.

Instructions for applying to the M.A. program in creative writing...

1. On-line Application for Admission. (Available on-line August 31, 2008)
   
   
2. Statement of Purpose (submitted via on-line application web site);
   
   
3. Three Letters of Recommendations (submitted via on-line application web site);
   
   
4. Two copies of official transcripts from ALL prior institutions attended (in original, sealed envelopes) mailed to the address below;
   
   
5. Writing samples in your preferred genre: 10 - 12 poems or 2-3 fiction short stories (submitted via on-line application web site);
   
   
6. GRE scores (General exam only). Please use the following codes to ensure your GRE general scores are sent electronically to the correct location: Institution Code for UC Davis (4834). Department Code is: 2501. (Verbal score range: 600)
   
   M.A. applications are reviewed once all supporting materials have been received.
   
   
   Janie Guhin
   Department English M.A. Program (Creative Writing)
   University of California
   One Shields Avenue
   Davis, CA 95616-8581
   
   (530) 752-2281
   

Updated 4/30/08

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