English
Supported Degree Objectives
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Rhetoric and Composition
Required Supporting Documents
- Transcripts
- Recommendation Letters
- Graduate Certificate: 2
- Graduate Certificate in Medical and Healthcare Writing: 1
- Master's and PhD: 3
- Academic Statement of Purpose
- Personal History Statement
- Writing Sample
- 10-15 page critical essay written for a course in English or one of the other humanities
- Samples of Recent Work (Creative Writing only)
- Poetry: 8-10 poems
- Fiction: 2 to 3 short stories (or a novel excerpt)
- Poetry and Fiction: Please include a brief response to these questions:
- Whose work do you admire?
- What collections of poetry and/or works of fiction read in the last year have been important to you and why?
- Resume
English Proficiency Requirements
Doctoral Degree Program Requirements
- Master's Degree
Application Deadlines
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Fall Spring Summer February 15 No Entry No Entry US Citizen February 15 No Entry No Entry International
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Medical and Healthcare Writing Certificate -
Fall Spring Summer July 15 December 1 March 15
Program Contact Information
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Name Aparajita Sagar Phone 765-494-3780 Email asagar@purdue.edu Web Program Website Address Graduate Studies Office
Department of English
Purdue University
500 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1356
USA
Additional Information
- 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.
