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Your unofficial academic records/transcripts from all post-secondary institutions. If you are formally admitted, you will need to submit official transcripts prior to entering the program.
Curriculum Vitae:
CV/Resume
Personal Statement:
A brief statement of purpose (no more than 500 words) explaining your reasons for choosing this degree program.
Recommendation Letter:
Three letters of recommendation. You will be asked to provide the contact information of your recommenders on your Profile. The recommender will then receive an email from the Office of Admissions instructing them on how to upload a recommendation letter. Letters should be written by persons familiar enough with your intellectual attainments to evaluate your potential as a graduate student in English (preferably instructors of your college English courses or professionals familiar with your writing abilities and work habits). Letters of Recommendation may be submitted through a dossier service (such as Interfolio), please inform the service to submit the letters via email to cherie-hansen-rieskamp@uiowa.edu.
Writing Sample:
A 20 to 30-page writing sample that represents the best of your work in literary nonfiction. These can be in any forms of nonfiction and may be a single sustained work or a series of shorter pieces. Please be sure you double-space your pages and use a 12-point font with 1-inch margins all around.