Graduate Program

Admission

In order to apply to the English Department M.A. or Ph.D. programs, you must submit the following items directly to the Director of Graduate Studies:

a writing sample appropriate to the degree concentration to which you are applying:
- for Composition and Rhetoric or Literature, a 15-20 page analytical paper that demonstrates your scholarly abilities and your orientation toward the field.
- for Creative Writing, 20-40 pages of fiction, creative non-fiction, or 10-15 poems, as appropriate to your genre of interest.
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 form, or you may e-mail us us to request the forms.)
GRE scores are not required and are not considered as a basis for admission or assistantship awards. GRE scores may be useful for admitted applicants who are nominated by the English department for competitive Graduate School Academic Achievement Awards.

Send the above to:

LuMing Mao
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of English
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056
Phone: 513.529.1395
maolr@muohio.edu

All your application materials must be received by the February 1 deadline. Late or incomplete applications cannot be considered.