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How to ApplyHow to Apply

 

Graduate programs at the University of Delaware each have their own unique admission requirements, funding options, deadlines, review processes and decision timelines. Understanding how your program of interest structures each of these areas is key to having a productive and positive applicant experience. Please read carefully the information contained on the webpages below and thank you for considering the University of Delaware as your partner in education.

Update as of September 1, 2011.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Writing Samples

The following programs require a writing sample be submitted as part of their application for admission:

  • Art History (MA and PhD)
  • English (MA and PhD)
  • Fashion Studies (MS)
  • Foreign Languages and Literature (MA)
  • Foreign Languages and Pedagogy (MA)
  • History (MA and PhD)
  • Liberal Studies (MA)
  • Linguistics and Cognitive Science (MA)
  • Linguistics (PhD)
  • Political Science and International Relations (MA and PhD)
  • Preservation Studies (PhD)

If you wish to know what each graduate program is looking for in terms of content, please visit their website or contact them directly.  Once your writing sample is ready, please upload your writing sample directly into your graduate application in the area called “Additional Document Uploads”


 

 


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