Admissions
How to Apply
In order to be considered for Fall admission to graduate study in English at TCU, you will need to send us a complete application by January 31 each year. (For information about deadlines, see the admissions schedule). We ask that you collect these items, except GRE/TOEFL scores, and send them to us in a single package: this will ensure that your application arrives together and helps us do a better job reading your materials.
In your completed application you will need to send us:
- Application Form
- Financial Aid Form
- Application Fee
- Official Transcripts (2 copies)
- Official GRE General Test Scores (have ETS send directly to TCU)
- Statement of Purpose
- Writing Sample
- 3 Letters of Recommendation
For International Students, we will also need:
- Official TOEFL scores (have TOEFL send directly to TCU)
The Details
Application Form
Please print and fill out the attached Application form.
Financial Aid Form
Please print and fill out the attached Financial Aid form. (If you are not interested in being considered for Fellowships, Instructorships, or other forms of financial aid, please enclose the form but simply write “not interested in aid” across the top.)
Application Fee
Please enclose a non-refundable check in the amount of $50.00 payable to Texas Christian University. The graduate school will not begin processing your application without this fee.
Official Transcripts
We will need two copies of official university/college transcripts that bear the official seal of the institution and the registrar’s signature. Please ask your registrar to provide you with copies of your transcript in a sealed envelope, with a signature across the seal.
Students who file applications prior to the completion of a degree program should submit current transcripts with their application, but they will need to submit final transcripts that show all coursework and the degree award as soon as they finish their program. All admission offers are conditional on AddRan College receiving complete transcripts.
Official GRE General Test Scores
We require scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. We do not require the GRE Subject Test in English. For information about how to register to take the GRE, go to the GRE web site at www.gre.org. Please have your official scores sent directly by ETS to Texas Christian University, Graduate School. If you are concerned that your official test scores may not reach us by January 31, please send us a photocopy of your student's score report, which will be used until the official report arrives.
TCU’s dept. of English employs a minimum standard of 500 Verbal GRE and 5.0 Analytic writing for admission to the MA and PhD programs. Our average applicant’s verbal GRE, calculated over the past 10 years, is 590; average Analytic writing is 5.5. Minimum scores do not guarantee admission.
GRE scores are handled in accordance with the ETS’s regulations for fairness and accuracy. Scores must be sent directly from the testing board and must be less than five years old. The GRE will not be used as the sole determining factor in admission or the awarding of funding.
Statement of Purpose
The statement of purpose is a very important part of your application. This 500-1000 word statement should tell us about your academic background and training for graduate study in English. It should also describe how you see your intellectual interests and professional goals fitting into the TCU English program.
Writing Sample
Please send us a 15-25 page critical or scholarly writing sample. You should send a writing sample that best demonstrates your writing skills and critical intelligence. You may substitute two shorter pieces for the single 15-25 page paper, if needed. Please do not send us creative writing pieces or other non-scholarly writing samples.
Letters of Recommendation
Please submit three (3) letters of recommendation. Your letters should be directly relevant to graduate study in English. Generally, letters come from people who have most recently taught you in English and related humanities fields. Students entering with previous graduate or teaching experience may also include as one of their three letters a “teaching letter” from a current department chair, writing laboratory supervisor, or writing program administrator.
Letters should be on official letterhead. We ask that you have letter writers seal and sign across the seal of their letters and return them to you so that you can submit your entire application package together.
Official TOEFL Scores
International students must submit official TOEFL scores. Please have TOEFL send those scores directly to Texas Christian University, Graduate School.
General Requirements for Admission
At least a B.A. degree or equivalent, with credit in English equivalent to the TCU 30-semester-hour major and with sophomore-level credit in a foreign language. Applicants with less preparation may be admitted conditionally, but must take such additional courses as are prescribed by AddRan College and the Departmental Director of Graduate Studies.
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