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Applicants for admission to the graduate programs in English must submit the
following documents to the English department to be considered for admission:
- Graduate School application:
complete online or send paper application to:
Temple University
Department of English (022-29)
Program to which you are applying
Anderson Hall, 10th Floor
1114 W. Berks Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6090
- Transcripts from all institutions of higher education previously attended (including Temple)
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for the general test (scores good for 5 years)
- Literature program applicants (MA and PhD): scores for the GRE Literature in English subject test
(scores good for 5 years)
- Foreign applicants: TOEFL scores (minimum score 575)
- Three (3) letters of recommendation from persons in a position to evaluate their past work,
as well as their ability to do graduate work in literary criticism or creative writing
- A personal statement that discusses a plan of study and career goals
- A sample of written work: an essay in literary criticism or rhetorical analysis for literature
applicants and a portfolio of poetry or fiction for creative writing applicants
A personal interview may be requested. A student with some deficiencies in these
respects may apply for admission. Such a student may be admitted to a degree program with the
provision that one or more courses be taken in addition to the normal requirements.
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The Department of English houses a doctoral program
in English studies (admits applicants both with and without previously earned master's degrees),
and a master's program in English studies.
To be accepted into the M.A. or Ph.D. programs, a student should have the
equivalent of an undergraduate concentration in English with broad chronological coverage.
Applicants are required to declare their terminal degree at the time of application,
although Ph.D. students can choose to stop at the master's degree.
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The Department also offers an M.A. in Creative Writing. Applicants
to this program must hold the bachelor's degree with a major in English or at least 24
credits in English and American literature. Applicants who were not English majors or who
do not have the required number of literature credits can be admitted in consultation with
the Graduate Chair and the Director of Creative Writing.
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The deadline for completed applications is January 15; applications are
accepted only for for fall admission.
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Applicants to the graduate programs are not invited to reapply for admission
once they have been rejected.
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Students who have earned graduate credits or a master's degree at another
institution can transfer a maximum of 15 credits toward the course work requirement for
the Ph.D.
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For more information on guidelines for graduate admissions or to fill out an
online application, see the
Graduate School's
admissions web site.
To request a paper application or direct questions to the Graduate English program, please
contact us.
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