MA in English - Literature in Dayton United States | Wright State University

In addition to meeting the admission requirements of the Graduate School, applicants for regular standing in the M.A. program in English must present either an undergraduate major in English from an accredited college or university with a major average of 3.2 or better, or five appropriate upper-division courses in English with an average of 3.5 or better in those classes--and have an overall undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). Applicants must also submit a five-page writing sample on a subject related to English using secondary sources. Applicants whose overall grade point average is between 2.7 and 3.0 may be admitted to conditional standing by action of the English department graduate committee. Funding opportunities to offset the cost of tuition are available to students once they have been admitted to the program.
Those seeking regular admission for whom English is a second or other language must also meet one of the following minimum language proficiency requirements: TOEFL IBT 100, IELTS 7.5, or PTE-A 68. To be considered for conditional admission, those for whom English is a second or other language must present a score of TOEFL IBT 80, IELTS 6.5, or PTE-A 53.

All applicants must also present a satisfactory writing sample of 5-8 pages that demonstrates their preparation for advanced study in English.

Upon petition of the student seeking admission, reasonable exceptions to these requirements may be made for sufficient cause.