Thank You for Your Interest in the English Department Graduate Programs
In CSU’s English Department, our faculty members are accomplished in their respective fields, as well as dedicated and supportive educators. Our department is a wonderfully collaborative and creative environment fostering successful educational journeys for our students. We are excited to see your application and get to know you!
HEADS UP! We recommend you begin the online application and take any required test(s) three months before the English Department’s deadline for the term in which you wish to enroll. Once all of the required documents that are outlined on the application have been uploaded, your application will be considered complete and eligible for review.
Please note that the English Department does not admit students for the summer term.
Program Deadlines
Program
Fall Program Deadline
Spring Program Deadline
GTA Application (with Program Application) Due
M.F.A. in Creative Writing
- Creative Nonfiction
- Fiction
- Poetry
January 1
N/A
January 1
English M.A. (All Specializations)
- English Education
- Literature
- TEFL/TESL
- Writing, Rhetoric, & Social Change
April 1
October 1
January 15
M.F.A. in Creative Writing
- Creative Nonfiction
- Fiction
- Poetry
Fall Program Deadline
January 1
Spring Program Deadline
N/A
GTA Application (with program application) Due
January 1
English M.A. (All Specializations)
- English Education
- Literature
- TEFL/TESL
- Writing, Rhetoric, & Social Change
Fall Program Deadline
April 1
Spring Program Deadline
October 1
GTA Application (with program application) Due
January 15
* Complete program applications (M.F.A. & M.A.) are required in order to apply for a GTA.
Overview
To apply to our graduate program:
Please review the English Department’s M.F.A. and M.A. graduate programs to determine which program best fits your interests, and to see each programs’ specific application requirements.
For additional application process information, you may contact the Department’s Graduate Programs Assistant, Emily Dailey, at Emily.Dailey@colostate.edu or call 970.491.2403.
The application process begins online at the Graduate Admissions website. Here you will:
- Create your application account and pay the application fee.
- Read all directions. Incomplete applications are not given the same consideration.
- Select your Degree. Select M.F.A. for Creative Writing and M.A. for all other English Department programs.
- Select your Program. When entering the program code in the online application, please select as follows:
Degree
Program Code
M.F.A. - Creative Writing
CRWR-MFA
M.A. - English Education
ENGL-ENEZ-MA
M.A. - Literature
ENGL-LITZ-MA
M.A. - TEFL/TESL
ENGL-TSLZ-MA
M.A. - Writing, Rhetoric, & Social Change
ENGL-WRHZ-MA
M.F.A. - Creative Writing
Program Code: CRWR-MFA
M.A. - English Education
Program Code: ENGL-ENEZ-MA
M.A. - Literature
Program Code: ENGL-LITZ-MA
M.A. - TEFL/TESL
Program Code: ENGL-TSLZ-MA
M.A. - Writing, Rhetoric, & Social Change
Program Code: ENGL-WRHZ-MA
The Graduate School and English Department base admission on the following:
- Your complete application and accompanying information.
- A Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, with a recommended minimum grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale.
The documents needed to complete your application are:
- Your Resume or CV
- Your Statement of Purpose: Double-spaced, two pages; introduce yourself and state your goals while in graduate school. Upload this statement online.
- Your writing sample, pertinent to your program: Review the Programs’ specific requirements on their webpage with the “Application Requirements” button, or contact Emily.Dailey@colostate.edu for details. Upload your writing sample online.
- Two letters of recommendation: Online, provide the e-address of each recommender who has agreed to write a letter. Your recommenders will be e-mailed instructions to upload their letters.
- Unofficial Transcripts are accepted for faculty review and admissions. Official transcripts are required eventually. Please send official transcripts from each university or college you attended that represent the course work you completed for your Bachelor’s degree and any other advanced degrees after. Use institution code 4075 and ask each institution to send either electronic transcripts to gradadmissions@colostate.edu or hard copies directly to this address:
Colorado State University Office of Admissions 1062
Campus Delivery Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1062
- Optional: The GTA application. There is a separate application required for all GTA positions. When you apply online, please indicate that you intend to submit a GTA application. The GTA Application must be saved as one document and uploaded onto your application. GTA applications must be uploaded to a completed program application, and must be submitted by January 1 for M.F.A. applicants and January 15 for M.A. applicants.
Check your application status:
- You may view the status of your application by logging back into your account at any time to ensure your application checklist is complete, to upload materials or to check on status updates.
- After the faculty decision has been entered online, you will receive an e-mail from the system, asking you to log in to view the official decision letter.
International Applicants:
- English Proficiency tests scores are required for international applicants. Students are exempt from the TOEFL or IELTS requirement if the official language of their country is English or if they have recently earned a degree at an American university. English Proficiency Test (if applicable): View Accepted Tests and Minimum Scores.
- Please see Office of International Programs for information on the required documents for Immigration Document Issuance.