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University of Alaska Fairbanks

Department of English

Fairbanks, AK

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Overview

Department of English / Department of English is located in Fairbanks, AK, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree Concentration Sub-concentration
Master of Arts/Master of Fine Arts (MA/MFA)
Master of Arts (MA) Literature
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Creative writing

Degrees Awarded

Degree Number Awarded
Master's Degrees 7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available? Yes
Evening/weekend programs available? No
Distance learning programs available? No
Terminal master's degree available? No

Degree Requirements

Degree Requirement
Master's Degrees Entrance Exam bachelor's degree from accredited institution with minimum cumulative undergraduate and major GPA of 3.0, creative writing sample and scholarly writing sample.
Comp Exam Required
Thesis Required
Oral defense of project or thesis
Other Advanced Degrees Oral defense of project or thesis

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

46
Applied
19
Accepted
11
Enrolled
41%

Applying

75
Application Fee - Domestic
Yes
Electronic
applications accepted?
Yes
Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type Domestic International Priority date
Fall deadline January 15th January 15th No
Spring deadline October 15th October 15th No

Entrance Requirements

Exam Details
Master's Degree Exam Bachelor's degree from accredited institution with minimum cumulative undergraduate and major GPA of 3.0, creative writing sample and scholarly writing sample.
Master's Degree Requirements Bachelor's degree from accredited institution with minimum cumulative undergraduate and major GPA of 3.0, creative writing sample (MFA), scholarly to critical writing sample (MA), creative writing sample and scholarly writing sample (MFA/MA)
Doctoral Degree Exam GRE General Test

International Students

Exam Details
TOEFL: Required TOEFL Paper score: 550
TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

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Tuition & Fees

$18,587
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Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit: FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards July 1
Types of financial support available Research Assistantships
Teaching Assistantships
Health Care Benefits
Scholarship and/or loans
Graduate Assistantships
Federal Work-Study
Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

22
Total Graduate Students
Not Reported
International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 4.55%
Black or African American 0%
White or Caucasian 72%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0%
Asian 4.55%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
Two or more races 13.64%
Unknown 4.55%

Gender

Male (40%)
Female (59%)

Faculty

11
Total faculty
Full-time - 11
Part-time - 0
Male (5)
Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research: Modernist literary and visual culture, second language acquisition, acquisition of tense-based morphology, australian efforts to develop a confident literary identity
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year: 0

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 755720
Fairbanks, AK  99775-5720
United States
Contact Dr. Chris Coffman
Department Chair
Email: uaf-english-dept@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-5233

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