Prerequisites for admission into the graduate program include all the general requirements of The Graduate School and an undergraduate English degree (or 18 hours of undergraduate English courses beyond composition, with a B average or higher). Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit GRE scores. International students must obtain a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 625 PBT (106 iBT) or an IELTS (International English Language Testing Systems) score of 8 or better. An applicant must submit all materials by March 15 to be considered for an assistantship.