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Admission Requirements
- Graduate School application and $40 fee
- Submission of all academic transcripts
- Successful completion of a bachelor's degree prior to enrollment
- Minimum GPA of 2.50
- International Applicants: Proof of English Proficiency, minimum requirements are TOEFL (79), IELTS (6.5) or equivalent
- Three letters of recommendation.
- A one-page statement of purpose
- A recent sample of the applicant’s writing, at least ten pages in length. The admissions committee prefers to read papers which engage in literary analysis, but will accept any paper which demonstrates the ability to conduct scholarly investigation.
- Accelerated Combined Degrees: Current SIUE undergraduate students may apply for the accelerated option to earn graduate-level credit for courses taken their senior year.
Program application materials may be uploaded during the application process, but official transcripts must be sent directly from the school attended, and test scores must be verifiable with the appropriate testing service. Please contact the Graduate Admissions office with questions regarding the application submission process at graduateadmissions@siue.edu.
For applicants to the literature specialization, there is a requirement of one year of college-level course work (or its equivalent) in the same modern or classical foreign language, with at least a C average. These requirements may be satisfied during the course of the student’s graduate studies.
Review the SIUE Admissions Policy for more information.
