Program Overview

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Program Overview

The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing is a graduate program offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech. The program focuses on disciplinary areas such as Fiction and Poetry.

Admission Requirements

• Minimum GPA: 3.0
• TOEFL IBT: 90
  • TOEFL reading sub-score: 20
  • TOEFL listening sub-score: 20
  • TOEFL speaking sub-score: 20
• IELTS (TOEFL alternative): 6.5
• GRE: optional
• Letter(s) of recommendation: 3 required
• Required supplemental materials:
  • Writing Sample (25 page portfolio)
  • Personal Statement (250 - 500 words)
  • Transcripts
  • Resume/CV

Program Details

• Admission terms: Fall
• Admission application deadlines: January 15
• Institution code: 5859
• Minimum total credit hours required for the degree: 49
• Total minimum credit hour requirement of graded graduate-level courses: 37
• Total minimum credit hour requirement of Research: 6
• Degree options: Thesis only

Core Courses

• Form & Theory of Fiction
• Form & Theory of Poetry
• Editing a Literary Journal I
• Editing a Literary Journal II
• Fiction Workshop (for fiction writers)
• Poetry Workshop (for poets)
• Creative writing workshops

Other Requirements

• Creative Nonfiction
• New Media
• Playwriting
• Foundations of Editing & Publishing
• Small Press Publishing

Program Director and Contact Information

• Graduate Program Director: Matthew Vollmer
• CIP code: 23.1302
• College: Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• Campus(es) where program is offered: Blacksburg

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Program Overview

The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing is a graduate program offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech. The program focuses on disciplinary areas such as Fiction and Poetry.

Admission Requirements

• Minimum GPA: 3.0
• TOEFL IBT: 90
  • TOEFL reading sub-score: 20
  • TOEFL listening sub-score: 20
  • TOEFL speaking sub-score: 20
• IELTS (TOEFL alternative): 6.5
• GRE: optional
• Letter(s) of recommendation: 3 required
• Required supplemental materials:
  • Writing Sample (25 page portfolio)
  • Personal Statement (250 - 500 words)
  • Transcripts
  • Resume/CV

Program Details

• Admission terms: Fall
• Admission application deadlines: January 15
• Institution code: 5859
• Minimum total credit hours required for the degree: 49
• Total minimum credit hour requirement of graded graduate-level courses: 37
• Total minimum credit hour requirement of Research: 6
• Degree options: Thesis only

Core Courses

• Form & Theory of Fiction
• Form & Theory of Poetry
• Editing a Literary Journal I
• Editing a Literary Journal II
• Fiction Workshop (for fiction writers)
• Poetry Workshop (for poets)
• Creative writing workshops

Other Requirements

• Creative Nonfiction
• New Media
• Playwriting
• Foundations of Editing & Publishing
• Small Press Publishing

Program Information

• CIP code: 23.1302
• College: Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• Campus(es) where program is offered: Blacksburg

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