Applicants must submit transcripts. Applicants must have a Master's degree from an accredited institution. They should have a Master's degree in a field related to their intended area of emphasis. They should have maintained a GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in all graduate work.
Applicants must submit three letters of recommendation.
Applicants must submit a written statement of approximately 250 words identifying the specific program to which he or she is applying, the proposed area of emphasis (poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction), reasons for undertaking graduate study in this area, relevant experience, and future publication and/or work plans.
Applicants must submit a writing sample: For students in Creative Writing, a short fiction or creative nonfiction manuscript (about 25 pages), ten poems, or an appropriate excerpt of a longer genre. For students in all other areas, a 10- to 20-page document recently written in a graduate seminar in English or a related area of study.
GRE scores are not required, but may be sent as part of the application. (Institution code: 6546)
Applicants who are non-native speakers of English must also meet the admissions requirements outlined below.
PhD Applicants with an MA in English from OSU
Applicants must submit transcripts. Applicants must have a Master's degree from an accredited institution. They should have a Master's degree in a field related to their intended area of emphasis. They should have maintained a GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in all graduate work.
Applicants must submit three letters of recommendation.
Applicants must submit a written statement of approximately 250 words identifying the specific program to which he or she is applying, the proposed area of emphasis (poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction), reasons for undertaking graduate study in this area, relevant experience, and future publication and/or work plans.
Applicants must submit a writing sample: For students in Creative Writing, a short fiction or creative nonfiction manuscript (about 25 pages), ten poems, or an appropriate excerpt of a longer genre. For students in all other areas, a 10- to 20-page document recently written in a graduate seminar in English or a related area of study.
GRE scores are not required, but may be sent as part of the application. (Institution code: 6546)
Applicants who are non-native speakers of English must also meet the admissions requirements outlined below.
PhD Applicants with an MA in English from OSU
Students who have either a general MA in English or an MA in English with an option in TESL from OSU and who wish to pursue a PhD in English at OSU must request that the English Graduate Office submit an admissions dossier to the Admissions Committee. The dossier will include copies of the MA Qualifying Examination or the MA/TESL exam (the questions, student responses, and readers' reports), and all end-of-semester evaluations by faculty who have taught the applicants in graduate courses. If the Admissions Committee decides to admit such students to the PhD program, they are admitted fully and do not have to take the First-Year PhD Exam. However, OSU students who complete the MA degree with an option in Technical Writing and who wish to pursue the PhD in English at OSU must, for admission purposes, follow the procedures for students with MA degrees from other institutions. Admission to the MA program at OSU does not guarantee subsequent admission to the PhD program.
Minimum sub-scores and total scores required for admission : TOEFL ibT Total score: 100 (Reading: 26, Writing: 26 ) , IELTS - Total band score: 7.0 (Reading: 7.0, Writing: 7.0)