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Application for admission to Miami University's masters program in creative writing requires that you apply to both the Graduate School and the Department of English.
Applying to the Graduate School
A student with a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university who meets the requirements described in the current Miami University Graduate Bulletin may be admitted to a degree program upon review of her/his complete application by the departmental Admissions and Awards Committee.
Applications for admission to degree programs are available from the Miami University Graduate School.
The fee for applying to the Graduate School is $35.00. You may pay this fee to the Graduate School by check, if you use the print application, or by credit card, if you apply on line.
In order for the Graduate School to process your application, you must submit the following items:
- the completed application form
- the application fee;
- and two copies of your official undergraduate and/or graduate transcripts
Please send the above items to:
Graduate School
Roudebush Hall
Miami University 4125
Oxford, OH 45056
513-529-4125
gradschool@muohio.edu
Do not send the check, application, or transcripts to the Department of English, as this may greatly delay the processing of your application.
Applying to the English Department
Admitted students hold bachelor's degrees from a range of undergraduate institutions, both within the region (e.g., Ohio St U, U of Cincinnati, Wright St) and beyond it (e.g., Princeton, Auburn, and NYU). Members of the entering masters' class of 1999-2000 earned an overall grade point average of 3.39 in their undergraduate studies.
For the creative writing concentrations in fiction or poetry, the quality of the materials an applicant submits, demonstrating aptitude for and further potential in creative work, is the crucial determining factor for admission.
In order to apply to the Creative Writing M.A. program, you must send us the following materials:
- a writing sample(20-40 pages of fiction or 10-15 poems);
- a two-to-three page personal statement of aims in relation to the degree program you seek to enter;
- and three confidential letters of recommendation by former teachers or employers that speak to your aptitude for graduate study, accompanied by completed recommendation forms. (A downloadable recommendation form is available here as a PDF , or you may e-mail us to request the forms.)
Please send the above materials to:
Dr. LuMing Mao
Director of Graduate Studies
English Department
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056
513-529-1395
maolr@muohio.edu
GRE scores are not required, but may be useful for applicants being considered by the Graduate School for supplemental stipends.
All your application materials must be received by 1 February for you to receive the fullest consideration for admission and for a graduate teaching assistantship.