MA in English (Creative Writing) 

at The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg

The applicant must hold a baccalaureate degree from an institution approved by a recognized accrediting agency.

The applicant must be eligible to re-enter the last college or university attended in good standing.

The applicant must present evidence, by official transcript, of an acceptable grade point average in one of the following ways:

• At least 2.75 GPA (calculated on a 4.0 scale) for the last two years (60 hours) of undergraduate study. Some schools require a higher undergraduate GPA for regular admission
• A cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 (calculated on a 4.0 scale) on a minimum of 9 hours of relevant graduate-level coursework
• A cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a previously-awarded graduate degree