Graduate Programs

Professional Writing Degree (M.S)

Admission Requirements

• A 3.00 is required for full admission, and 2.50 for conditional admission. All GPA calculations for admission are based upon the last 60 units of undergraduate and post-baccalaureate study.
  
• Based upon the applicant's undergraduate transcript and upon the writing sample, the department reserves the right to require two specified preparatory undergraduate writing courses, passed with the grade of B or higher in each course, for admission.

Send the following admission materials to the Graduate School Office, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252:

• Two letters of recommendation, preferably letters that speak to writing experience and capability. Use the Recommendation Form found in the Graduate School Application Packet
• Writing sample on a designated topic. Information on the writing sample and topic should be obtained from the Department of English.

College of Graduate Studies and Research
7800 York Road, Suite 216

Phone: 410-704-2501
Fax: 410-704-4675
E-mail: grads@towson.edu