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Creative Writing

MFA Program: Important Deadlines

Application to the Program:

  • All domestic applicants for the 2009-2010 academic year must have completed applications and related materials postmarked by December 15, 2008.
  • All international applicants for the 2009-2010 academic year must have completed applications and related materials received by November 30, 2008.
Submit the following items:
Presentation.
  • Completed Graduate Application (this must be done on-line)
  • Application Fee
  • one official transcript for every university or college attended

    To this address for Domestic Applicants:
    The Ohio State University
    Graduate Admissions
    PO Box 182004
    Columbus, OH 43218-2004
    To this address for International Applicants:
    The Ohio State University
    Graduate International Admissions
    PO Box 182083
    Columbus, OH 43218-2083
Send the following items:
Presentation.
  • Three letters of recommendation (on official letterhead)
  • Personal Statement
  • Teaching Statement
  • a curriculum vitae or resume no longer than two pages (required of all applicants who wish to be considered for a Graduate School Fellowship);
  • Creative and critical writing samples
  • GRE scores (test taken no later than November 30th; Institution Code: 1592; Department Code: 2503; scores are sent to us via the Educational Testing Service)
  • one official transcript for every university or college attended

    To this address:
    Department of English
    Ohio State University
    MFA in Creative Writing
    451 Denney Hall
    164 W. 17th Ave.
    Columbus, OH 43210-1370

Notification of Successful Applicants:

No later than the first week of March, 2009.

Notification Of University Fellowships:

letters are sent from the Graduate School during the third week of March. All successful fellowship applicants will be informed by March 31, 2009.

G.T.A. AND G.A.A. OFFERS

are mailed from the English Department no later than the first week of March. Alternates may receive offers as late as April or early May.

For more information see the OSU Graduate On-Line Application & Reference Forms
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