
(Photo above) (l-r) English Department graduate students Caroline Powers and Samm Sawyer discuss their topics before the Composition Pedagogy Symposium, Spring 2018, in UNCW's Morton Hall. Powers explains that her topic deals with teaching students how to evaluate texts within digital media, while Sawyer says that her subject covers gender resistance in first-year writing classes. -Photo by Jordan Flaherty
Graduate Admissions Guidelines
Requirements
For admission to the graduate program in English, applicants must have/do the following:
- Hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in this country or its equivalent from a foreign university.
- Have a strong overall academic record with a B average or better in the undergraduate major.
- Submit a personal statement explaining why attending graduate school in English would help you to achieve your professional goals.
- Submit a writing sample of ten pages that involves a critical analysis of a text or texts and is accompanied by a bibliography citing appropriate secondary sources in correct MLA format.
Students who are taking or have taken graduate work elsewhere must be in good standing at that institution to be eligible to take graduate work at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Admission decisions are based on an evaluation of the student's complete record.
To Submit
Documents to be submitted for graduate admission include the following:
- An application for graduate admission
- Official transcripts of all college work (undergraduate and graduate)
- Three academic recommendations (forms are provided with the application), addressing the applicant's demonstrated academic skills and/or potential for successful graduate study
- An essay that addresses the applicant's purpose for graduate study focusing on how attending graduate school in English will help the applicant to achieve their professional goals. The essay should be no longer than 1-2 pages (approximately 500-600 words).
- Evidence of a Bachelor's degree at the time of entrance
- A ten-page analytical writing sample that includes a bibliography citing secondary sources in correct MLA format.
Deadlines
The deadlines for fall and spring admission are located here:
https://uncw.edu/gradschool/admissions/deadlines.html
Graduate School Forms
Forms for international students, certification, registration and requests for travel and other activities.
Click here for the complete list.
Independent study
The link here will open a pdf form to apply for a Graduate/Independent Study opportunity.
Graduation Information for graduate students
Find out details of applying to graduate, along with a checklist and dates and deadlines.
Travel
The following contains the information graduate students should look over if they are looking to be reimbursed for travel.