Applications for admission must be completed by March 1 for full consideration and Teaching Assistantships.

Master of Arts

1. Twenty semester credits of English beyond the communication requirement with a 3.00 grade point average or higher.
   
2. Undergraduate work in at least one language other than English equivalent to the first two college-level years or by demonstrating (by Educational Testing Service or by Languages Department examination) a reading knowledge of one language other than English. or the satisfactory completion of two semesters each of two languages other than English. In some cases, students may be admitted without the language requirement and may complete it as part of the M. A. program.
   
3. A writing sample of 10-15 pages on topics or in modes appropriate to the proposed program of study (submitted directly to the Department).
   
4. Graduate Record Examination General Test required. Literature in English Advanced Test is recommended.

 Doctor of Philosophy

1. The requirements listed above for the Master of Arts.
   
2. Ordinarily a master’s degree of at least 30 semester credits of courses in literature and English language or in an acceptable combination of these and related subjects. (Graduate courses taken elsewhere may, at the discretion of the Department, be accepted in lieu of courses that would otherwise be required at the University of North Dakota.)

Financial Aid

Financial aid available to graduate students includes Graduate Teaching Assistantships, tuition waivers, and Board of Higher Education tuition scholarships for North Dakota residents.