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Admission Requirements for MA (general)

Admission to the MA program in English requires a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited institution of higher learning. Other qualifications and application materials appear below. Applicants should be mindful that meeting the minimum standards for admission does not guarantee admission.

Admission Qualifications and Application Materials

GPA

Applicants should have maintained an undergraduate grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, particularly in English courses.

Undergraduate Major

While most applicants have an undergraduate major in English, applicants must have a minimum of 24 hours in English (excluding freshman composition).

Recommendations

Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation.

Statement of Purpose

Applicants must submit a written statement of approximately 250 words which identifies a proposed area of study, reasons for undertaking graduate study in this area, relevant work experience, and future career plans.

Writing Sample
or GRE Scores

Applicants must submit one of the following:

  • Writing Sample: A 7- to 15-page paper recently written in an upper-level seminar in English or a related area of study.
  • GRE general and subject area scores.

TOEFL and TWE (non-native speakers)

Applicants who are not native speakers of English must submit a score on the TOEFL iBT, or TOEFL and TWE, or IELTS, as part of their application. 
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Students are admitted in particular areas of specialization. If a student wishes to move from one area of specialization that has different program requirements from the one into which he or she was admitted (such as, for example, from Literature into Linguistics or from Critical Theory into Composition and Rhetoric); or, if a student wishes to move from one degree program into another degree program, the student must submit an application to and receive approval for that change from the Admissions Committee. The application must include a new statement of purpose and a new writing sample, which will be considered along with the rest of the student’s graduate file. Since this application will be an internal English Department matter, students will not pay an application fee. If the Admissions Committee does not grant the request, the student will have the option of continuing in the program or area of specialization into which he or she was admitted.


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English Department
College of Arts & Sciences
Oklahoma State University
205 Morrill Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: 405-744-9474
For Information about English Programs: english.information@okstate.edu
Webmaster: engweb@okstate.edu

Admission Checklist:

1) Apply to OSU Graduate College.

2) Submit transcripts to:

  • OSU Graduate College
    202 Whitehurst Hall
    Stillwater, OK 74078

3) Send Statement of Purpose and Writing Sample to English Department:

  • English Graduate Programs
    205 Morrill Hall
    Stillwater, OK 74078

4) Have two references send letters of recommendation to English Department.

5) Non-native English speakers must also submit TOEFL ibt, TOEFL and TWE, or IELTS scores to the Graduate College.

View English Proficiency Requirements

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Application Deadline

For fall admissions, the priority deadline for applications is January 15. Later submissions will receive consideration but the availability of assistantships and incentive packages diminishes after the deadline.

For spring admissions, the priority deadline for applications is October 15.