Thursday, August 24, 2006

Alaska

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS
Subject areas: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
Faculty: Derick Burleson, Gerri Brightwell, David Crouse, Len Kamerling, Amber Flora Thomas
Length: 3 years
# of credits: 45
Tuition per year: Easier to go by credit. Tuition is $287 per credit (residents); $586 per credit (non-residents). Degree should cost approximately $13 K (residents); $26.5 K (non-residents).
Application materials: All materials sent to Office of Admissions: Graduate Application for Admission, $50 application fee, at least 3 recommendations, GRE scores, transcript, statement of academic goals, writing sample, resume/vitae
Deadline: 15 Feb. (fall); 15 Sept. (spring)
Financial Aid: Graduate Teaching Assistantships awarded on basis of merit; stipend is $10 176 per academic year and carries waiver of tuition.
Web address: http://www.uaf.edu/english (click on “Degrees Offered,” followed by “Master of Fine Arts”)