HOW DO I APPLY?

Please visit http://www.graduate.ucr.edu. Select Prospective Graduate Students then Graduate Admission Information. Complete the online application as well as the supplemental forms. In addition to the online application we require a 25 page writing sample of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, or the first 25 pages of a screenplay or stage play. Mail all materials and the application fee 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

 

 

WHO MAY I HAVE WRITE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FOR ME?
Letters from instructors, editors, or colleagues who can comment about your style and drive would meet the requirement. These letters should be printed on official letterhead.

 

DO I NEED TO SEND ALL MY TRANSCRIPTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION?

Yes. We need transcripts from every institution of higher learning you have attended. Even if you have taken only one course at an institution, we still need that transcript.

 

WILL THERE BE FELLOWSHIPS OR TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS AVAILABLE?

Partial scholarships are available from time to time. See Michelle Harding for information.

 

WILL THERE BE EVENING CLASSES?

Yes, most classes will be scheduled in the late afternoons and early evenings. There may also be some daytime offerings.

 

CAN I BE A PART-TIME STUDENT?

Yes. The program is designed only for part-time students.

 

WOULD I BE ABLE TO TAKE COURSES AT UCR'S MAIN CAMPUS?

No. Cross-enrollment is not allowed, but participation in non-instructional activities at UCR is permissible.

 

HOW LONG IS THE PROGRAM?

The normative time for the program would be seven quarters if a students takes 8 units each quarter (each quarter is ten weeks of instruction).

 

WHEN DOES INSTRUCTION BEGIN?

Regular quarterly sessions begin late September for fall classes; early January for winter classes; late March for spring classes.