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How to Apply Admission Requirements: Admission is highly selective; students will be accepted on the basis of manuscript samples and past educational experience in creative writing. Applications for the two annual admissions cycles are due on September 1st and February 1st. All application materials, including letters of recommendation and transcripts, must be postmarked by the application deadline for that admissions cycle, though later applications may be considered in exceptional cases or until all places are filled. If application material are late, and the class has been filled, we will hold that application for the next round of admissions. Please consider applying early. It is not uncommon for transcripts to take six to eight weeks, and sometimes longer, to be sent out. Often in the summer it is difficult to get letters of recommendation, as many college faculty travel during the summer break. It is in your best interests to obtain these materials as early as possible. However, we do not consider early applications for early admission; your completed application will be considered at the same time as all other applications.
For admission, please submit the following to: The Office of Graduate Admissions University of Southern Maine P.O. Box 9300, Portland, ME 04104 Items addressed to Stonecoast MFA will have to be forwarded to The Office of Graduate Admissions, which could delay your application. We do not accept any application materials in the Stonecoast MFA office.
GRE scores are not required. Please do not use any staples when submitting your application. For Creative Nonfiction, submit an excerpt from a memoir, a personal essay or a piece of literary journalism, of 20 pages or fewer. Creative Nonfiction for this program does not include book reviews, letters, feature journalism or job-related documents such as memos, legal briefs, etc. If you send an excerpt from a memoir, please include a brief synopsis of the entire work.
Technology Students and faculty must have Internet capabilities on home computers in order to participate in Web-based workshops and conferences. In addition, all Stonecoat MFA students must use their usm.maine.edu email address while enrolled in Stonecoast MFA, as all communication from University of Southern Maine will be sent to that address. Stonecoast also has a Blackboard community, where we post community documents, host chat forums, and maintain a calendar of important program deadlines. University of Southern Maine The University of Southern Maine, with campuses in Portland, Gorham and Lewiston-Auburn, has gained a national reputation for the breadth and quality of programs that serve the population center of the state. Over 4,800 students attend classes during the summer and the academic year enrollment is over 11,000. Approximately 2,000 students are graduate students. For More Information Stonecoast MFA applications go through the Graduate Office of the University of Southern Maine. The graduate office will be processing your application, so if you have questions about the application process or about the status of your application BEFORE the deadline date, please contact USM Graduate Admissions at (207) 780-4386. With special questions, you may contact USM Graduate Admissions Director Mary Sloan at msloan@usm.maine.edu. The three of us on the Stonecoast MFA staff--Administrative Assistant Heather Magaw, Associate Director Robin Talbot, and Director Annie Finch--are also happy to talk with you at any time to address your questions. With general questions about any aspect of the Stonecoast MFA program, you may contact Heather Magaw at hmagaw@usm.maine.edu. For questions about the status of your application AFTER the deadline date, please contact Robin Talbot at rtalbot@usm.maine.edu. If you have questions about the distinctive academic character of Stonecoast, or if academic questions or general academic issues affect your application, you may contact Annie Finch at afinch@usm.maine.edu
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Related Links: USM graduate application forms and additional application information can be found by visiting the website of the Office of Graduate Admissions www.usm.maine.edu/grad. For additional information on University policies, please see the rest of this website and consult the current USM graduate catalog, available at www.usm.maine.edu/catalogs/graduate. |
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