English
Degrees offered
Master of Arts: English
Areas of emphasis: Literature, Creative Writing, English Studies for Teachers, and Rhetoric & Professional Communication
Master of Fine Arts: Creative Writing
Doctor of Philosophy: Rhetoric & Professional Communication
Deadlines
PhD and MFA programs: Fall admission, January 15
MA program: Fall admission, January 15 and
Spring admission, October 1
Required application materials
- GPA: 3.0
- GRE: not required
- Letter of application
- Writing sample
- Resume
- 3 letters of recommendation
- MFA applicants: 10 poems or 30 pages of fiction
- MA English Studies for Teachers and PhD applicants: statement of teaching interest/qualifications and extended statement of purpose
Graduate program director
Dr. Tracey Miller-Tomlinson
575-646-3931
Additional information
Department website
Graduate Catalog
- NMSU Student Affairs & Enrollment Management: University Admissions
- gradinfo@nmsu.edu
- (575) 646-2736
- Educational Services Building, Suite G
- MSC 3G / P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001