Exit Survey: MA, Creative Writing Emphasis
Semester of Graduation:________
We value your feedback about our program and appreciate you taking time to assess your
experience with the MA in English, Creative Writing Emphasis. Your responses are anonymous.
1. What aspects of your course of study have most effectively contributed to your educational
and/or professional goals?
2. What problems, if any, do you perceive have affected or are affecting your course of study?
3. Would you like to see any changes to the course of study you pursued? Are there aspects of
the program that should not be changed?
4. Would you recommend the Master's in English with Creative Writing emphasis at NAU to
other students?
5. Please rate your overall experience with Teaching using the following scale: 1 (poor), 2
(needs improvement), 3 (average), 4 (good), 5 (excellent). Explain or comment.
6. Please rate your overall experience with Advising using the following scale: 1 (poor), 2
(needs improvement), 3 (average), 4 (good), 5 (excellent). Explain or comment.
7. Did your course of study in creative writing help you to write original manuscripts of
creative work, with clarity and power, of publishable quality?
8. Did your course of study in creative writing help you to prepare for various careers
involving writing, teaching, and editing skills and/or for advanced study towards the MFA
or PhD degrees in Creative Writing?
9. In your course of study in creative writing, did you learn about the professional aspects of
writing, from manuscripts submission form to marketing?
10. Did your course of study in creative writing help you to think critically, as a writer, in
response to reading various contemporary models of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, essays
on aesthetics and the theories of poetic form, and original peer work?