M.A. in English (Concentration in Creative Writing)

Course Requirements

Program Director

Karen Boren Associate Professor English Department   Craig-Lee Hall 260 (401) 456-4648 (401) 456-8027 kboren@ric.edu

Admission Requirements

• A completed application form accompanied by a fifty-dollar nonrefundable application fee.
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
• A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in 24 credit hours of upper-level courses in English language and literature.
• An official report of scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
• An official report of scores on the Graduate Record Advanced Literature in English Examination (optional).
• Three letters of recommendation, with at least two from English professors.
• A plan of study approved by the advisor and appropriate dean.
• An interview.

Course Requirements

Thesis Plan

Under the thesis plan (required for M.A. in English - Creative Writing), students take English 592: Master's Thesis in their final semester of study toward the M.A. degree, during which they write a master's thesis on a subject of their choice that has been approved by the creative writing committee. The thesis will be written under the direction of a creative writing faculty member of the student's choice and will be read by that faculty member and by the creative writing committee. The thesis will consist of a substantial body of poetry, fiction, nonfiction prose, or drama. A defense of the thesis before a faculty committee is required in all cases.