Curriculum Vitae:
The résumé is required.
Personal Statement:
Professional goal statement that aligns well with the curricula the department offers. The statement should be no more than 750 words and should lay out your professional and intellectual goals as well as your interest in graduate studies in English. While your plans may change, your statement will help us to assess both your grasp of the field and your ability to describe your ideas coherently and compellingly. The statement should address:
The specific field of English studies that you are interested in.
How you would like to contribute to existing research and criticism in your area of interest.
The critical and scholarly approaches to literature you have found most productive.
The SLU faculty members you are looking to work with.
Recommendation Letter:
Three letters of recommendation assessing your promise in graduate studies
Writing sample:
Writing sample (10 pages demonstrating competence in analyzing literary texts; this can be an excerpt taken from a longer piece)