Overview

The Creative Writing program from Western Kentucky University prepares students for lives as writers of novels, short fiction, creative nonfiction, scripts, and poetry and related pursuits such as teaching, literary editing and publishing. Students will complete a secondary concentration in literature, composition/rhetoric, or teaching English as a second language in order to give them additional options for employment after graduation.

The two year residential program of study consists of 48 credit hours of graduate course work, culminating in rigorous comprehensive exams and the completion of a publishable creative thesis in fiction, poetry, scriptwriting, or creative nonfiction.

Concentration(s)

Composition and Rhetoric (ENCR)
Literature (ENLI)
Teaching English as a Second Language (ENTL)

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Graduate Rhetoric and Writing
Reading as a Writer
Graduate Writing Workshop
Writing Memoir and Autobiography
Advanced Poetry Writing
Advanced Fiction Workshop

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-19 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-01-16 00:00:00

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Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

48 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bowling Green, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

153 _(verbal)

4 _(analytical)

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0
Minimum GRE Analytical Writing score of 4.0 and minimum GRE Verbal score of 153
Minimum GAP score of 453 [GAP = GRE-V + (undergraduate GPA x 100)]
Completion of four undergraduate English courses beyond general education requirements with a GPA of at least 3.0; two of the courses should be upper-level English courses. Undergraduate creative writing courses are highly recommended
Submission of writing sample

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Tuition Fee

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International

22872 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 953 USD per credit during 24 months.
National

22008 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 917 USD per credit during 24 months.
In-State

14568 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 607 USD per credit during 24 months.

Living costs for Bowling Green

900 - 1400 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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