MFA Timeline

MFA Degree Program Requirements

Year 1

Fall

Editorial Assistant, Epoch Literary Magazine

  • Enroll in: MFA Seminar, Small Publishing Workshop, 1 Additional graduate level course,* Grad Research
  • Select one committee chair

Spring

Editorial Assistant, Epoch Literary Magazine

  • Enroll in: MFA Seminar, 2 Additional Graduate Level courses,* Grad Research
  • Select one minor committee member
  • Meet with full committee before term ends

Summer

Knight Institute Teaching Internship: 6 weeks

  • Enroll in: Teaching Writing 7100, Grad Research

Year 2

Fall

Teaching Assistant: First-Year Writing Seminar(1 section)

  • Enroll in: MFA Seminar, 1 Additional Graduate Level course*, Grad Research
  • Meet with full committee before term ends
     

Spring

Teaching Assistant: First-Year Writing Seminar(1 section)

  • Enroll in:MFA Seminar, CW Pedagogical & Thesis Seminar, Grad Research
  • Defend Thesis by 6/1
  • Attend Informational Lectureship Meeting
     

Summer

David L. Picket '84 Fellowship

  • Enroll in: Grad Research
  • Revise thesis & submit final document in ProQuest by 8/1

*Coursework requirements: 4 MFA seminars, Small Publishing Workshop, Teaching Writing 7100, Pedagogical & Thesis Seminar, and 4 additional graduate level courses (at least 4 in English, Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies or Modern or classical language, or theory) approved by your chair with no "INC" grades. One independent/directed/group study is permitted per student.

Please see the MFA in Creative Writing Procedural Guide for more details.

Philip H. Freund '29 Teaching Fellowship

Degree recipients who are actively seeking outside funding/employment are eligible to apply to teach for one or two years as a lecturer. These positions one-year appointments and are dependent on an application, successfully graduating, and are not guaranteed to all graduates. The second year requires a separate application. They are made possible by an endowment established by the late Philip H. Freund ’29 and a bequest from the Truman Capote Literary Trust.

Lectureship Year 1

Fall

  • Teach 2 courses(1 section each):
    First -Year Writing Seminar
    Creative Writing 2800

Spring

  • Teach 2 courses(1 section each):
    First -Year Writing Seminar
    Creative Writing 2800

Notes

Lectureship Year 1 appointment in contingent upon the applicant:

  • submitting a teaching application
  • completing degree requirements
  • defending thesis by 6/1*
  • filing thesis by 8/1*
    *these dates are subject to change based on academic calendar

Lectureship Year 2

Fall

  • Teach 2 courses(1 section each):
    First -Year Writing Seminar
    Creative Writing 2800

Spring

  • Teach 2 courses(1 section each):
    First -Year Writing Seminar
    Creative Writing 2800

Notes

Lectureship year 2 appointment is contingent upon the applicant:

  • submitting a teaching application
  • showing evidence of job/fellowship applications
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