How to Apply

Take the first step towards becoming a Mason student by selecting from the below list of applications.

Information for Undergraduate Applicants

Information for Graduate Applicants

Program Fall semester Spring semester Summer semester
PhD in Linguistics February 15 October 15
PhD in Writing and Rhetoric February 01
MFA in Creative Writing View application process for details.
Fiction concentration in the MFA in Creative Writing View application process for details.
Nonfiction Writing concentration in the MFA in Creative Writing View application process for details.
Poetry concentration in the MFA in Creative Writing View application process for details.
Cultural Studies concentration in the MA in English View application process for details.
MA in English View application process for details.
Folklore Studies concentration in the MA in English View application process for details.
Linguistics concentration in the MA in English View application process for details.
Literature concentration in the MA in English View application process for details.
Professional and Technical Writing concentration in the MA in English View application process for details.
Teaching of Writing and Literature concentration in the MA in English View application process for details.
Accelerated MA in English (Concentration in Folklore Studies) View application process for details.
Accelerated MA in English (Concentration in Linguistics) View application process for details.
Graduate Certificate in College Teaching (Offered by English Department) View application process for details.
English Pedagogy concentration in the Graduate Certificate in College Teaching (Offered by English Department) View application process for details.
Graduate Certificate in Folklore Studies View application process for details.
Graduate Certificate in Linguistics: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) View application process for details.
Graduate Certificate in Literature and Composition View application process for details.
Graduate Certificate in Professional and Technical Writing View application process for details.
Graduate Certificate in Publishing Practice August 01 December 15

Information for Non-degree Applicants

Information for Non-degree applicants

Information for Military Applicants

Information for Military applicants