English Department Graduate Program Application Checklist
This is a checklist to help you complete your MA or MFA application to the College of Graduate Studies and the Department of English. Both applications need to be submitted in order to potentially receive funding. MA applicants not seeking funding only need to complete Step 1.
Candidates who submit incomplete files are not considered for available assistantship and fellowships. Candidates for the Assistantship and Fellowship Program may be considered for teaching fellowships, teaching assistantships, and non-teaching assistantships. Evidence of previous teaching experience will be taken into account when awarding teaching fellowships and teaching assistantships.
Application Deadline
MA applicants are accepted continually throughout the year. All MFA applicants and MA applicants applying for funding should submit their application materials postmarked no later than February 1. Review of applications will begin on February 15.
Step 1. Application to the College of Graduate Studies must include:
o Application for Admission to the College of Graduate Studies (Submit online.)
o Non-refundable $50 application fee (May be paid via online, mail, or telephone)
o Official transcripts from all schools attended, other than Northern Michigan
University
****(Independent evaluation of transcripts required for international students.)
o Declaration and certification of finances (international students)
o TOEFL score (international students
Send application materials to: College of Graduate Studies, Northern Michigan University, 1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855.
Note: STOP if you are an MA applicant who does NOT need funding -
your application is complete. If you would like funding
or are applying to the MFA program, continue to Step 2.
Step 2. Application for English Department Graduate Programs must include:
A portfolio with the following materials:
o MA/MFA English Graduate Program Application Form (writeable PDF)
o Statement of professional purpose addressing your interest in the program, your ability to
succeed in graduate school, and (if relevant) your teaching experience
o Résumé or curriculum vitae
o A 10-20 page critical essay (can be made up of 2 essays)
o A minimum of three letters of recommendation addressing your promise as a writer and your ability or potential as a teacher
o MFA applicants only: Either 10 pages of poetry or 20-30 pages of fiction or creative nonfiction
Send portfolio to: Department of English, Northern Michigan University, 1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855.
If you have any further questions, please contact:
Department of English (906) 227-2711
MFA Program Director: Dr. Paul Lehmberg, plehmber@nmu.edu
MA Program Director: Dr. Russ Prather, rprather@nmu.edu
College of Graduate Studies (906) 227-2300
http://webb.nmu.edu/Colleges/GraduateStudies/
