Writing Sample

Applicants are required to submit a portfolio of work in their desired concentration (poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction).

The writing sample will consist of:

• 15 pages of poetry or 20 pages of prose.
  
  
• A two-page statement of purpose that addresses the applicant’s reasons for applying.

Other Information:

• Applicants should have completed an undergraduate bachelor’s degree, with at least a minor in English and/or be prepared to do additional hours to remove any deficiency in their undergraduate preparations.
  
  
• Ordinarily, a 3.0 standing must have been achieved in upper-division English courses.
  
  
• Applicants must meet the general requirements of the Graduate School, and they must achieve satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination.
  
  
• The committee reserves the right to waive certain requirements in the event that a writing sample is exceptional.

For more information about EKU admissions, please visit Graduate School or call (859) 622-1745.