Master
of Arts in English Language and Literature
Concentration in
Creative Writing
Admission Requirements
Portfolio Requirements
Degree Requirements
Faculty
This program is designed to meet the needs of students who
wish to teach English at a community college, for students seeking
preparation for advanced study at the doctoral level at another
university, or for students teaching English at the secondary level who
wish to pursue more study in the discipline.
More information can be found at
www.chsbs.cmich.edu/creative_writing
English Graduate
Program
208 Anspach
Hall, Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant MI 48859
(989) 774-3574
Department Office
215 Anspach Hall
(989) 774-3171
To become a candidate for the degree of Master of
Arts in English Language and Literature, with a concentration in Creative
Writing, a student must have an undergraduate major or minor in English
with a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a four-point scale and a
cumulative grade point average of at least 2.7. For applicants whose
native language is not English, a TOEFL score of 550 (CBT 213) and a TWE
(Written Essay) of at least
5, or a MELAB of 85 are required.
To be eligible for the Creative Writing concentration, the
student must submit a portfolio of original poetry or fiction to the
department of English Language and Literature for approval.
The portfolio must be typed, double-spaced, bound in
some manner and submitted in triplicate. Name and page number should
appear in the upper right-hand corner of each page. Manuscripts
cannot be returned.
Poetry Portfolio: 15 pages minimum/20 pages maximum.
Fiction Portfolio: 30 pages minimum/40 pages
maximum.
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Students must complete at least 15 of their required 30
semester hours at or above the 600-level. At the adviser's
discretion up to six hours from other departments may be included.
Required Courses (15 hours):
Literary Criticism (3)
Language and Linguistics (3)
Professional Methodologies (3)
Two 600-level Seminars in Literature (6)
Area of Concentration: Creative Writing
In addition to the required courses listed above, students
must complete the following 15 hours:
Creative Writing Workshops (6)
Elective (3):
Authorized by the adviser and planned with the
student.
Creative Thesis (6):
Students selecting the concentration in
Creative Writing
must also write a creative thesis and pass an oral
examination
on the thesis.
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