Application for the Ph.D. in English for Fall 2016
Instructions: Please complete the following information by clicking on and typing in the boxes
provided. When you have completed this application, please send it, your personal statement, and
your writing sample to the Director of Graduate Studies in English. Please attach these items to
an email directed to english.gradadvisor@ttu.edu. Applications and all supporting materials
must be received by December 15, 2015.
I. For which Ph.D. emphasis are you applying?
British and American Literature
Creative Writing
American Literature
Fiction
Early British Literature
Poetry
Later British Literature
Nonfiction
Nineteenth-Century Studies
Literature, Social Justice, and
Environment
Book History
Comparative Literature, Globalization, and Translation
Linguistics
Film and Media Studies
II. Basic Information (items 1-3)
1. Name
Last
First
2. Email
Middle
Telephone
3. Address
Street and number
City
State
Zip
Citizenship
III. Academic Information (items 1-4)
1. Academic degrees received or expected
College/University
Dates Attended
(1)
(2)
(3)
Degree Taken
Major/GPA
2. Honors, awards, or recognitions received.
3. Special skills or training (foreign language fluency, computer ability, etc.).
4. Recent or relevant employment (if any), including teaching experience.
Employer
Location
Dates
Nature of Work
(1)
(2)
(3)
IV. Application Information (items 1-4)
1. Do you wish to be considered for an assistantship?
Yes
No
* International students must send an audio recording of their spoken English. The
recording should be approximately 5 minutes long and include both reading and
conversational (spontaneous) speech.
2. Do you intend to enroll as a full-time student?
Yes
No
3. Have you taken the GRE general examination?
Yes
No
If no, please indicate anticipated exam date:
If yes, please report scores:
Verbal
Quant
Writing
*The GRE General Examination is requested of all applicants for enrollment tracking
and for purposes of scholarship/fellowship applications. Official scores must be sent to
the Graduate School. The English subject test is not required.
4. Persons who will submit letters of recommendation (email addresses will suffice):
Name
Contact Information
(1)
(2)
(3).
I waive
/ do not waive
my right to view the recommendations submitted on my
behalf, per the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
V. Additional Materials (items 1-4)
1. Statement of 700-1000 words. Indicate your academic interests, your career objectives,
and how these interests and objectives suit you to graduate study at Texas Tech. You may
also include other information that would be helpful to those reviewing your application.
2. Writing sample. Applicants in literature should submit a graduate course paper or
part of a thesis that shows capacity for analytical writing and scholarly research (2025 pp.). Applicants in creative writing should submit a prose piece (10-20 pp.) or a
collection of poems (10 pp.).
3. Resume, CV, or List of Publications and Awards. This document will be necessary
to nominate you for university fellowships and scholarships.
4. Letters of Recommendation. Please have the three recommenders named above send
their recommendations as email attachments to english.gradadvisor@ttu.edu.
Please inform your recommenders whether or not you have waived your right to see
the letters, as indicated above.
VI. Electronic Signature and Verification (if you submit a hard copy, you may hand-sign
the document)
By typing my name and date in the following box, I hereby sign this document electronically and
attest that all information given in this entire document is true to the best of my knowledge. I also
attest that all documents submitted as my own work are in fact my own work, with no plagiarism
or other academically dishonest content.
Name
Date
Please fill out the demographic information on the last page of the document.
Department of English, Texas Tech University
Revised 9/2013
NOTE: The following data is collected for the purpose of statistical tracking of student
diversity as required by the University’s accreditation agencies; it will not be used in the
admissions decision.
VII. Demographic information
Which of these demographic descriptions do you feel best describes you?
White (not of Latino/a descent)
Caribbean
Latino/a
Native American/Alaskan
African -American
Prefer not to answer
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Other (please specify)
Asian
If you are an international student, of what country are you a citizen?
If you are an American citizen, which of these regional descriptions best fits you?
US Northeast
US Midwest
US Northwest
US South
US Southwest
US West
Texas*
US Territory
*The Bruce Family Fellowship is a competitive scholarship available to students in the
Department of English who a) are natives of the State of Texas (required documentation: State of
Texas birth certificate) and b) focus their studies on American literature. It may be awarded to
current or incoming students. If you checked the “Texas” box above and are eligible for this
scholarship, please check this box.