Please note the deadlines for this program.  If the program is not listed as an option on ApplyTexas for a given semester, students may no longer apply for the program for that semester.   Applicants will be required to submit a new application and fee for admission consideration for future semesters.

Graduate Advisor

Mr. Tom Grimes
245-7681
Flowers Hall Mezzanine 25

Application and Application Fee

Please apply online through the ApplyTexas Application and allow 2 working days for the application to be received by Texas State.

The required non-refundable $40.00 application fee can be submitted with credit/debit card information during the application process. If preferred, applicants may submit a non-refundable $40.00 application fee (check or money order in U.S. currency) made payable to Texas State. The mailing address is listed below.

Please Note: Students who change their admission status must pay the fee associated with the new application. Degree-seeking students changing majors and/or seeking multiple degrees are required to complete a new application and pay the $40 fee.

An additional international evaluation fee of $50.00 (U.S. currency) is required if the application is considered for admission based on foreign credentials.

Transcript and Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirement

Applicants who are a Texas State University-San Marcos degree recipient or are currently enrolled at Texas State need to request transcripts for any coursework NOT listed on the Texas State transcript. The Graduate College will provide the Texas State transcripts.

Applicants who are not Texas State University-San Marcos degree recipients or are not currently enrolled at Texas State must submit one official transcript from each four-year college or university attended. These transcripts must be mailed directly from the university or college attended or submitted in a sealed university envelope with the university registrar's signature on the back of the envelope.

All applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university. A minimum of a 2.75 GPA on the last 60 undergraduate semester hours of letter-grade work earned before receipt of a Bachelor's (plus any previously completed graduate or professional work) is required.

Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Requirement

The Creative Writing program does not require the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).

Additional Application Requirements

• Creative portfolio in either fiction or poetry (2 or 3 short stores or up to 30 pages of a novel for fiction, 12-15 poems for poetry, or one story or brief novel excerpt and a creative nonfiction essay) sent as a single PDF file as an email attachment to mfaportfolio@txstate.edu addressing the Director of the MFA program in the Department of English.

Please visit http://www.mfatxstate.com/application.asp for more information regarding this program.

International applicants, please visit the International Student web page for other admission requirements that may apply to this program.