Accelerated Dual Degree Program in Creative Writing

Manhattanville’s Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program offers a dual degree in Creative Writing to students wishing to combine a Bachelor of Arts in English and concentration in Creative & Professional Writing with a Master of Fine Arts in Writing. Undergraduates who demonstrate a 3.4 or better G.P.A. may apply for the Dual Degree Program by February 15 of their junior year. Application must include two recommendations from faculty in the undergraduate English Department; a 7-25 page writing sample (not exclusively poetry); and a 3 page statement of purpose. The program allows students to take 8 graduate writing credits that apply to both the undergraduate and graduate degrees, thus allowing for acceleration of the graduate degree program. It is strongly recommended that dual degree candidates volunteer to work on The Manhattanville Review, Manhattanville’s national literary journal.