English

• Transcripts
• Recommendation Letters
  • PhD: 3
  • Master’s: 1
• Academic Statement of Purpose (for Ph.D. applications: outline your research interests in Cultural, Literary, and Rhetorical AI Studies)
  • Master’s: None required
• Personal History Statement (for Ph.D. applications)
  • Master’s: None required
• Writing Sample (for both Ph.D. and Master’s)
  • 10-15 page critical essay written for a course in English or one of the other humanities
• CV or Resume (for both Ph.D. and Master’s)

The following English proficiency minimum scores are required by this program for the tests listed below. Please note that if you have a degree from a university where the language of instruction was English, you do not need to satisfy further proficiency requirements. To view additional English proficiency options accepted by this program and the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars, visit the English Proficiency Requirements page.

TOEFL: Internet-Based Test (IBT): Minimum Overall Required Score: 100 (For exams taken before January 21, 2026)
Minimum section requirements:

• Reading: 22
• Listening: 22
• Speaking: 22 (5.5 to be considered for TA)
• Writing: 22

TOEFL: Internet-Based Test (IBT): Minimum Overall Required Score: 5 (For exams taken on or after January 21, 2026)
Minimum section requirements:

• Reading: 4.5
• Listening: 5
• Speaking: 4 (5.5 to be considered for TA)
• Writing: 4.5

TOEFL: Essentials: Minimum Overall Required Score: 10.5

Minimum section requirements:

• Reading: 9
• Listening: 9
• Speaking: 9
• Writing: 9

IELTS (Academic Module): Minimum Overall Required Score: 7

Minimum section requirements:

• Reading: 7
• Listening: 7
• Speaking: 7.0 (8.0 to be considered for TA)
• Writing: 7

• Master’s Degree

• Current master’s students wishing to move to a doctoral degree program in this same graduate program will be required to submit a new application.