Department of English | Graduate Admissions

Application Checklist for MA & PhD

(For applicant’s use only. You do not need to submit this form with other application materials. See the Department’s Graduate Application and Admissions page for a summary of application requirements and deadlines..)

MA & PhD Application Cover Sheet
Statement of Purpose. A brief essay concerning your past academic or teaching experience and future plans
Writing Sample. An essay demonstrating your best work in criticism and theory, about fifteen pages in length.
Three Letters of Recommendation. Letters must be enclosed in sealed envelopes signed across flap.
Two Official Copies of Undergraduate and (if applicable) Graduate Academic Transcripts
GRE Score Report. Our GRE reporting codes are as follows: Institution code – 5812 / Department code – 2501.
University of Florida application materials
	If you applied online:
	Application Fee. Check for $30.00 payable to “University of Florida” and enclosed in sealed envelope marked “Application Fee.” University of Florida Office of Admissions P.O. Box 2946 Gainesville, FL 32602-2946 Certification of Financial Responsibility. Required of international applicants only.
	If you printed out forms to mail in:
	University of Florida Application form Application Fee. Check for $30.00 payable to “University of Florida” and enclosed in sealed envelope marked “Application Fee.” Certification of Financial Responsibility. Required of international applicants only.

The deadline for admission for the MA and PhD degrees is January 16, 2009. This is for admission in the Fall semester of 2009. We do not admit graduate students in the spring or summer semesters.
Completed applications should be mailed to:	Application Fee should be mailed to:
Graduate Coordinator Department of English P.O. Box 117310 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-7310	University of Florida Office of Admissions P.O. Box 2946 Gainesville, FL 32602-2946