The deadline for fall admission is February 15th. Please note that this deadline is firm and not subject to waivers and/or extensions. All application materials must be RECEIVED in the Graduate Office of Arts & Sciences by that date (packages merely postmarked by that date will not be accepted). The Graduate Office will not release any files to the English Department after that date; those files that complete after the deadline will be forwarded to the next year's application cycle.

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A. Application Form

Each applicant must complete in full the College of Arts and Sciences Application for Graduate Study and the University Information application. The Office of Graduate Studies--College of Arts and Sciences cannot acknowledge the receipt of any materials until these forms have been received.

B. Application Fee

Currently, the application fee for applicants to graduate study in the College of Arts and Sciences is $50. The non-refundable fee, payable by check or money order only, does not apply toward registration fees. The check or money order should be made payable to Georgia State University and contain the applicant's Social Security number.

C. Transcript

Applicants must submit to the Office of Graduate Studies two official transcripts from the registrar of each college or university attended. Applicants who previously have attended Georgia State must submit one transcript from each institution attended before Georgia State and two transcripts from each after Georgia State. Transcripts from Georgia State are not required. Transcripts received become the property of Georgia State University and can neither be given to the applicant nor transferred to another institution. The Office of Graduate Studies must receive transcripts in an unopened envelope bearing the official registrar's seal.

D. The Graduate Record Examination

Each applicant must make individual arrangements with the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, N.J., to take either the written or the computerized version of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Local applicants may contact the Georgia office of the Educational Testing Service at 1-800-GRE-CALL, and applicants outside the state of Georgia should contact the Educational Testing Service in Princeton at 609/771-7670. Results are usually reported about six weeks after the test date for the written test and three weeks for the computerized test.

E. Other Materials

In addition to the Application for Graduate Study form (Part 1), the University Information form (Part 2), the $50 application fee, and official transcripts each applicant must submit the materials indicated by February 15th. You may check the College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Studies website for further information. Financial aid applications have identical deadlines, so please use the previous link to find out when you should apply.

• GRE General (All degree programs)
• 3 Letters of Recommendation (Ph.D. and M.F.A.) or
  
• 2 Letters of Recommendation (M.A.)

If you do not use the on-line application, please have all letters of recommendations sent to:

Georgia State University
College of Arts and Sciences
The Office of Graduate Services and Scheduling
75 Poplar Street, Suite 800
P.O. Box 3993
Atlanta, GA 30303


• One-page statement of educational and career goals
(All degree programs)
• Writing Sample 10-20 pages (Required of all Literary Studies, Rhetoric/Composition applicants, and of PhD Creative Writing applicants)
  This writing sample must be a literary analysis that you wrote in a previous course and represents the quality of your critical thinking and writing skills.
 
• Creative Writing Portfolio (All Creative Writing Degrees only)
  Please include an essay stating your goals and career objectives with the appropriate writing samples.
  Poetry: A minimum of 10 poems
  Fiction: 3 short stories totaling 30-50 pages, or 50 pages of a novel in progress
 

NOTE: If applying for a Creative Writing program, please send the portfolio portion of your application directly to the English Department at the following address:

Patricia Chapman Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies Department of English P.O. Box 3970 Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3970

All other application materials including recommendation letters, statement of purpose, writing sample, etc. should be sent directly to Office of Graduate Studies--College of Arts and Sciences. Sending those materials directly to the English Department only delays the application process.

F. Additional Requirements for International Applicants

International applicants whose native language is not English and who have not received a bachelor's degree from an American institution must submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Each applicant must make arrangements with the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, N.J., to take the test. Applicants who live in the Atlanta area may take the Georgia State Test of English Proficiency (GSTEP) in lieu of TOEFL. For information regarding the GSTEP, please contact this office at 404/651-2297. An international applicant who requires a student visa must complete the Georgia State University Financial Affidavit for Graduate Applicants form and submit the appropriate financial documents.

G. Non-degree and Transient Students

Each non-degree applicant must submit the completed application form, application fee, official copies of transcripts and a list of specific graduate courses that the applicant wishes to take at Georgia State. Each transient applicant must submit the completed application form, application fee, a letter of good standing from the dean or registrar of the institution the applicant currently attends, and a list of specific graduate courses that the applicant wishes to take at Georgia State. Admission to transient status is for one semester only.

H. Immunization

As a prerequisite to registration, the University of Georgia, Board of Regents Policy 407.05 requires that all students provide proof of immunity to measles, mumps and rubella. No students will be allowed to register (regardless of age) until the completed Certificate of Immunization has been accepted by the Georgia State University Health Services Department.


NOTE: If you are interested in applying for English as a Second Language: MA in Applied Linguistics, please visit their website at http://www.gsu.edu/alesl