Graduate Study

Complete the Graduate School Electronic Application Form or complete the pdf Graduate School Form 1 and mail this form along with a $50.00 application fee to:

Office of Admissions
Spruce Hall
Fort Collins , CO 80523-0015

If you are unable to download this form from our website please call the English Department at (970) 491-2403 or email Marnie.Leonard@ColoState.Edu and request an application packet. Be sure you include your name and address in your email correspondence.

To complete your application, you should also send the following to the English 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 in the genre you would like to be admitted in.
5. Poetry 12 – 20 pages of poems
6. Fiction Two short stories OR Two chapters of a novel
7. If you are a non-native speaker of English, a TOEFL score of 575 or higher and TWE results (official copy required).
8. 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.
    
   Department of English
   Attn: Marnie Leonard
   Colorado State University
   Fort Collins, CO 80523

Please note that GRE scores are no longer required unless the applicant has earned an undergraduate GPA of less than 3.0.

We only accept applications for the Fall semester. Deadline for applications is January 15.