Steps to Applying
1. Start your application process by applying to the Division of Graduate Studies at CSU Fresno online through the CSUMentor website.
**Remember that official, sealed copies of your undergraduate transcripts must be sent to the Office of Admissions, not to the English Department. (Inclusion of additional copies of your transcripts with your MFA Program application is optional).
2. The MFA Program Application (.pdf)is available for download here and at the final page of the CSUMentor application. In addition, the following elements complete the application package:
•A writing sample of the student's creative work (up to ten poems or 25 pages of prose) to be evaluated by the creative writing committee. Prose submissions may be a continuous selection from a larger work, such as a novel, or a collection of multiple short stories or essays. Screenplays and scripts are not encouraged, as these forms are not within the primary scope of the program. Please send clean copies of your work.
•Three letters of recommendation from teachers, editors, or others familiar with the applicant's writing and academic skills, as well as potential to contribute to the program's environment. If sent together with the students' other application materials, these letters must be sealed and signed by the recommender across the envelope's flap. Recommenders may also send their letters directly to the department, Attn: MFA Program Coordinator.
•Brief (one or two pages) statement that discusses your interest, background, goals in creative writing.
Mail these materials to the following address:
Coordinator, Creative Writing
Department of English
5245 North Backer Ave., M/S PB98
California State University, Fresno
Fresno, CA 93740
3. In addition, students are strongly encouraged to fill out a general Scholarship Application for California State University, Fresno. Please note that the deadline for these applications is FEBRUARY 28, 2012.
MFA APPLICATION DEADLINE : February 15, 2013
Please contact MFA Public Relations Specialist Cindy Wathen at (559) 278-1569 Tuesdays from 9:30am - 3:30pm or Wednesdaysand Thursdays from 10am - 5pm, or send an email to ciwathen@csufresno.edu if you have questions about the application process.