Graduate Application Deadline and Information for
Ph.D. (in Literature)
and
M.A. (in Creative Writing) Programs 

The application process for Fall 2014 is off-line at this time.

NOTE: Information subject to change

Deadline for the online Application for Admission and fee payment--  January 2, 2014.

Graduate Student Application Fee for Fall 2014: $80 domestic, $100 international (Subject to change.)

Note: Students may not apply for a graduate degree that duplicates a degree already held.

Useful Links for both Ph.D. and M.A. Programs:

• English Graduate Program
  

•  Graduate Studies
  

•  Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be filled out by applicants admitted to UC Davis.

Instructions for applying to the Ph.D. program in literature...

1. The online Application for Admission is off-line for Fall 2014 at this time.
2. Statement of Purpose submitted online. (4000 characters including spaces);
3. Personal History Statement submitted online. (4000 characters including spaces);
4. Three Letters of Recommendations must be submitted online with application. No hard copies accepted. (Letters sent via Interfolio or other Letter Service not accepted.)
5. Fellowship Application submitted online for PhD. applicants applying for fellowship.
   
6. Two copies of official transcripts from ALL prior institutions attended (in original, sealed envelopes) mailed to the address below;
7. One or two research or term papers written for ENGLISH courses submitted online;
8. GRE scores (both General and Advanced Subject exams required). Please use the following codes to ensure your GRE scores are sent to the correct location: Institution Code for UC Davis (4834). Department Code is: 2504. The  Advanced Subject exam is offered in October and November.  Due to GRE's December mailing of subject scores, the English department will accept these scores in January. GRE scores are good for 5 years.  NOTE: There is no required minimum GRE score for applications. In practice, most of our successful applicants have verbal and analytic GRE scores in the upper 90th percentiles. The most important element of the application is the writing sample. An outstanding writing sample and overall strong application do in some cases lead us to overlook GRE scores that do not reflect the quality of the application as a whole.
   

PhD. applications are reviewed once all supporting materials have been received.

Levada McDowell
Department of English Ph.D. Program
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8581
(530) 752-2738

Instructions for applying to the M.A. program in

creative writing...

The application process for Fall 2014 is off-line at this time.

 NOTE: Information subject to change

Deadline for the online Application for Admission and fee payment-- January 2, 2014.

Graduate Student Application Fee for Fall 2014: $80 domestic, $100 international. (Subject to change.) 

Note: Students may not apply for a graduate degree that duplicates a degree already held.

1. Statement of Purpose submitted online. (4000 characters including spaces);
2. Personal History Statement submitted online. (4000 characters including spaces);
3. Three Letters of Recommendations must be submitted online on the application. No hard copies accepted. (Letters sent via Interfolio or other Letter Service not accepted.) 
4. Two copies of official transcripts from ALL prior institutions attended (in original, sealed envelopes) mailed to the address below;
5. Writing samples in your preferred genre: 10 - 12 poems (submit as one document) or 2 fiction short stories (submitted as one document) online.  
   
6. GRE scores (General exam only). Please use the following codes to ensure your GRE general scores are sent electronically to the correct location: Institution Code for UC Davis (4834). Department Code is: 2504. GRE scores are good for 5 years.  NOTE: GRE scores come into play when distributing the first round of guaranteed TA-ships. The department makes every effort to find employment for all students admitted into the program, but the better your scores and grades, the more competitive you become in this regard.
7. No Fellowship Application required. Departmental funding will be determined by the admissions committee.
   
   Note: Creative writing students admitted into the program will be required to submit a paper written for an undergraduate literature course.
   
   

M.A. applications are reviewed once all supporting materials have been received.


Janie Guhin
Department English M.A. Program (Creative Writing)
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8581
(530) 752-2281