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At 45hours, this three-year Creative Writing program from University of Central Arkansas will ensure that graduates build multi-genre backgrounds in the popular discipline of Creative Writing through workshops, forms courses, topics courses, a wide variety of electives, and specialized teaching and editing practicums. To ensure individualized attention, the program admits 5 to 8 students annually, with a total population of under 25 students. We offer two publishing assistantships, one with the award-winning national magazine the Oxford American, and one with our new online magazine, Arkana. We also offer the Porter Fund Scholarship, a $4000 yearly scholarship, to one student.

After being trained in both composition and creative writing pedagogy, some students will be offered graduate assistantships for teaching undergraduate writing classes; others work as graduate assistants in the Center for Writing & Communication, in Sponsored Programs or the Graduate School, among others. All students complete a thesis project. Our students will earn practical, hands-on experience by serving on the editorial staff of our new online national literary magazine Arkana.

They also have the opportunity to pursue internships with local arts organizations and non-profits as well as with the nationally recognized literary magazine the Oxford American. In addition, a unique course in “The MFA Experience” will help students to maximize their time in the program as they develop as writers and artists.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Forms and Theory of Poetry

Advanced Forms and Theory of Fiction

Advanced Forms and Theory of Creative Nonfiction

Teaching Creative Writing: History, Theory and Practice

A Professional Development Seminar

Editing and Publishing

Composition Theory and Pedagogy

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Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

45 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Conway, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

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General requirements

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.70 on a scale of 4.00 OR at least a 3.00 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate study
Minimum 3.00 GPA on any graduate course work taken at another accredited institution
Test Scores – Most of our programs do not require standardized test scores. If the program requires scores for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or GMAT, the scores must be less than five years old. Register to take the GRE on the ETS website and send your scores to UCA.

Program-specific admission requirements – These vary by program and include items such as test scores, interviews, etc.

Tuition Fees

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13534 USD / year

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13534 USD / year

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7743 USD / year

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Living costs

Conway

United States

878 - 1274 USD / month

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