What materials should I send to the Graduate School?

When you receive the application packet from the School of Graduate Studies, gather and send back the following materials:  

1) A completed application form, which you submit electronically through the Graduate School website. In the essay section of the application form, please indicate the program and specialization for which you are applying: "English (Literature & Writing)," "English (Technical Writing)," "American Studies (Standard)," or "American Studies (Folklore)," or "PhD in Theory & Practice of Professional Communication."

2) A $55 application fee.

3) All official undergraduate transcripts, and graduate transcripts if you have any, showing GPA (the minimum requirement is 3.00 on a 4.00 scale for the last 60 credits taken).

4) Three letters of recommendation (two of which must be from former teachers if you have been enrolled in school during the last five years). These letters should be sent directly to the Graduate School by the letter writers, using the forms you downloaded from the Graduate School website.

5) Test scores from either the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) or the MAT(Miller Analogies Test). If you choose the GRE, scores must be submitted in all three sections of the General test (Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical). For the GRE, the minimum acceptable score by the Office of the School of Graduate Studies is at or above the 40th percentile in the three areas. However, if students fall below the 40th percentile in one or more of the areas (for instance, in the Quantitative section), there is still possibility for admission through a petition process.  This process is initiated by English Dept DGS, if the admission committee chooses to accept; applicants don’t need to do anything in this regard. If applicants take the MAT instead of the GRE, their scores must also be at or above the 40th percentile.
Note: The GRE Subject test is not required for any of our graduate programs.

International applicants from non-English-speaking countries must also take the following two tests (unless their undergraduate degree is from a university in an English-speaking country):

6) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The minimum score for the paper-based TOEFL is 550; for the computer-based TOEFL, 213; and for the Internet based TOEFL, 80.

International students must also submit an I-20 application form and a financial guarantee. Please visit the Graduate School web page describing international application procedures and the Utah State web page providing information for international students.

The School of Graduate Studies keeps the application fee, reviews the other items, and passes them on to the English Department for evaluation.