An undergraduate major in English or its equivalent is required. (In exceptional cases, superior students who have not majored in English may be admitted conditionally.) An applicant ordinarily should have at least an overall GPA of 3.2, a GPA in English of 3.7. For admission to the Ph.D. program with an M.A. from a department other than our own, the undergraduate GPA requirement remains the same. Add to this a 3.9 GPA in graduate courses (out of a possible 4.0).

You must take both the aptitude/general and the advanced test in English literature on the Graduate Record Examination. Scores on the GRE should exceed 160 on the Verbal and Subject tests. The Analytical Writing score should be 5.0 or higher. Scores on the GRE Verbal and Subject tests should ordinarily approach 166. IELTS Overall Band Score: 6.5, (TOEFL)Internet-based - 79, (TOEFL) Paper-based - 550