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University Requirements

Application and Application Fee

Prospective students are required to use our online system to create an account and submit an application. The application opens approximately one year in advance and is only good for the term and program in which it is submitted. Applicants who have submitted their application and wish to change their admission term or major/concentration may submit a new application and associated application fee. If you would like to cancel an open application, please contact us.

A $30 (USD) application fee is required regardless of previous enrollment. The application fee is non-refundable and cannot be waived. Undergraduate application fees cannot be used for a graduate application, and vise versa. The application fee must be submitted prior to the review of an application.

Current students who would like to add or change a major, concentration or certificate should submit the Change of Concentration or Major form.

College Transcripts

All applicants must provide transcripts from a U.S. institution accredited by an accepted institutional accreditor or its equivalent from a non-US institution that awarded the bachelor’s degree and master’s degree, if applicable, and transcripts from institutions where any post-baccalaureate and/or graduate credits were earned.

All admits must provide official transcripts.

All international transcripts will require a course-by-course evaluation by an approved third-party credential evaluation agency unless a graduate program has established an alternative credential evaluation procedure that is approved by the graduate school. To be accepted, the evaluation must be:

1. Translated to English and be the U.S. equivalent
2. Evaluated course-by-course
3. Include the overall academic GPA
4. Be from an approved third-party accredited evaluation service. Recommended evaluation agencies: 
   • SpanTran. They have created a custom application for UNF that will make sure you select the right kind of evaluation at a discounted rate. You can access their application through the 

     Admission Requirements

     Academic Requirements

     You need the following GPA score:

     Required score: 3

     Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to 3 on a US 4.0 grading scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on a 4.0 scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).

     Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).

     Applicants must satisfy both the SUS general requirements and the specific requirements of the Department of English M.A. in English Program.

     • A minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher for the last two years (60 semester hours) of undergraduate course work and a score of 153 or better on the verbal section of the GRE. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee a place in the M.A. Program in English. Candidates need to demonstrate that their previous studies have given them the tools needed to complete successfully graduate level work.

     • A B.A. in English or related field.

     • A course in literary criticism (such as ENG 4013 or 4014) with a grade of B or higher. (Applicants who lack such a course but who otherwise fulfill the admissions requirements may take ENG 4013 or 4014 as part of the admissions process.) While not required, LIT 3213 (The Art of Critical Reading) is recommended.

     • A writing sample may be submitted to the Graduate Coordinator (see sidebar for contact information). The sample should consist of 4-7 pages of literary criticism (not creative writing or personal essay); a paper written for an undergraduate literature class is appropriate.

     English Proficiency: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.