Apply

1. Review the Department's undergraduate programs to determine which program best fits your needs. If you need more information, contact the Undergraduate Coordinator or the Department's Undergraduate Program Administrative Assistant, Sheila Dargon, at 970 491 6428 or english@lamar.colostate.edu.
2. Visit the University's Admissions Page.
3. Select the category that best describes who you are (e.g., a prospective first-year student, a student transferring from another institution, someone seeking a second bachelor's degree, someone seeking readmittance to the University).
4. Review the University's admission requirements.
5. Complete the Online Application for Admission Form.

Graduate Study

1. Review the Department's graduate programs to determine which program best fits your needs. If you need more information, contact the Department's Graduate Program Administrative Assistant, Marnie Leonard, at 970 491 2403 or Marnie.Leonard@colostate.edu. You can also review the Department of English Graduate Handbook, which is available in Portable Document Format.
2. Review the Graduate School's Admissions Requirements and Procedures.
3. Complete the Graduate School Electronic Application Form or complete and mail Graduate School Form 1, available from the Graduate School or the Department, to:
    
   Department of English
   Attn: Marnie Leonard
   Colorado State University
   Fort Collins, CO 80523-1773
    
4. To complete your application, you should also send the following to the Department:
1. Two official transcripts from each college or university you have attended
2. Three or more letters of recommendation from instructors or employers
3. A statement of purpose-your goals for graduate school
4. A writing sample pertinent to your program (see Creative Writing section for special requirements for that program)
5. If you are a non-native speaker of English, a TOEFL score of 575 or higher and TWE results (official copy required).
6. The application for a Graduate Teaching Assistantship, should you choose to apply for one. The Department's GTA Application Form is available in Portable Document Format.
7. For applicants to the literature program: Results from the general GRE exam. (Subject tests are not required.) GRE scores must be reported by the end of the first semester of graduate work. They are recommended for students applying for fellowships and Graduate Teaching Assistantships, and required for students seeking conditional admission. Please note that applicants to programs other than literature are not required to take the GRE unless they have earned an undergraduate GPA of less than 3.0.

Note: Ideally, applications should be submitted six months before the term in which you wish to enroll, though applicants in most programs may be admitted up to the beginning of any given semester. The Creative Writing Program admits new students only for the fall semester--Application deadline: January 15. GTA applications, also due on January 15, are considered only in the spring for the fall semester.

This information is not intended to replace your advisor or the information in the CSU General Catalog, the Class Schedule, or the Department Checksheets.