Domestic Applicants
Applicants apply online by visiting http://www.graduate.ucr.edu/admtoc.html. All materials are submitted electronically except transcripts and writing sample and those should be mailed to the address below. The application fee is paid via credit card, if you do not own one an exception can be made by contacting the UCR Graduate Division. Domestic applications include the following:
Online application
Disclaimer form with appropriate fee (by credit card)
Personal Statement
Writing Sample (25 page writing sample of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, or the first 25 pages of a screenplay or stage play)
3 Letters of Recommendation (non-academic recommendations accepted)
Transcripts (original transcripts from all institution)
MAIL ALL MATERIALS EXCEPT ONLINE APPLICATION DIRECTLY TO:
Michelle Harding
MFA in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts
UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center
75-080 Frank Sinatra Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92211
Submissions will be read by a faculty committee and will be evaluated on the grounds of quality, originality, and creative potential.