PhD English: Literary Studies: Creative Writing at University of South Dakota

Programme overview

The Ph.D. in English: Literary Studies: Creative Writing at the University of South Dakota, offered since 1994 on the Vermillion campus, is described as one of only a few of its kind in the country. It features multi-genre workshops and pedagogy training with close faculty mentoring and small classes.

Faculty: College of Arts & Sciences | Department: English | Duration: Teaching assistantships renewable up to four years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Vermillion, SD, United States

What you will study

Graduate workshops, literature seminars (British, American, World), narrative theory, poetics and critical theory, qualifying exams, a self-designed plan of study and a dissertation; teaching assistants take a teaching practicum.

Career pathways

Post-secondary teaching, editing and writing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GRE scores are not required. Applicants meeting the priority Ph.D. deadline are automatically considered for Graduate Teaching Assistant positions.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms for international applicants: Spring 2027 classes start January 11, 2027 (new student arrival deadline January 10); Fall 2027 classes start August 23 (new student arrival deadline August 20).

Graduate applications go through the USD Graduate Application or GradCAS; Audiology, Speech Language Pathology, Law, Medical, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies and Social Work use specialty CAS applications. Application deadlines are set per programme in the Graduate Catalog and are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The graduate application fee cannot be waived or deferred and is non-refundable.

Law (JD): applications open September 1 for the next year's admission; applicants apply through LSAC CAS and must submit the LSAT, GRE or JD Next. June LSAT scores are accepted for the same year if the application is submitted by July 1. Out-of-state applicants scoring 150+ on the LSAT receive in-state tuition.

Apply through the official page: https://www.usd.edu/Admissions-and-Aid/Apply

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