Statement of purpose
This letter of application should address your goals for your graduate studies and describe your personal, academic, and professional interests and experience. This statement should also indicate how our program is appropriate for your research/creative interests and career goals.
Statement of Teaching Interest (only for those applying for a Graduate Assistantship) Curriculum vitae or professional resume
This statement should include discussion of your relevant experience and qualifications.

Please submit 10 poems or 20-25 pages of fiction.

Three letters of recommendation are required from individuals familiar with the applicant's work. Those writing letters of recommendation are customarily former or current professors of the student, however, people who know the applicant in other capacities are also appropriate. Students applying for an assistantship should consider asking someone who has observed their teaching (if this is possible) or someone who has supervised their work.

A graduate international student must hold at minimum a four year bachelor's degree or its equivalent and is able to demonstrate English proficiency, both written and oral by submitting an official TOEFL or IELTS score report.
English Proficiency for Admission
• TOEFL 79 IBT, 550 PBT
6.5 IELTS The university requires a minimum of 3.0 GPA (or equivalent) for regular admission