About Master’s Program,
At the University of Wyoming, we consider prose a full-time commitment. In fact, we are one of the few universities you will find anywhere that devotes its fully funded MFA program entirely to prose. We teach a wide range of courses in fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid forms. We offer award-winning faculty who write novels and story collections, public dialogues and philosophical meditations. We prepare our graduates to release books with prominent commercial and small-press publishers, and to bring their prose passions to writing for scientific communities, for public radio, for political campaigns. We recognize that prose writers need, most of all, time to hone their purpose and cultivate their craft. Accordingly, we provide each student with free tuition, career-enhancing (but never schedule-filling) teaching opportunities, and a generous living stipend. Our flexible degree requirements allow students to tailor their pursuits to their personal interests and career goals, and encourage many students to pursue simultaneous joint degrees in a variety of fields: from American Indian Studies, to English Literature, to Gender and Women’s studies, to Environmental and Natural Resources, to Geology.
Our incomparable location beside the Medicine Bow National Forest and the Snowy Mountains allows ample space for focused work, and endless potential to expand one’s artistic range through exploration of the stunning wilderness, through structured engagements with nearby writing programs and residency programs, and through informal excursions to Denver. Our students take advantage of summer stipends and numerous travel scholarships to position themselves all around the world, on a wide array of research projects. Our ongoing collaborations with prominent literary agents, with Essay Press, and with the renowned Wyoming Public Radio station provide prose writers with constructive models, with useful contacts, and with practical know-how when it comes to taking your prose public.
Master’s Program Degree Eligibility with GPA,
M.F.A. students follow the guidelines for a Plan A thesis. Only those courses in which a grade of B or better has been earned may be applied to the graduate program of study. All courses must be taken for a grade unless offered for S/U only. No graduate credit is allowed for grades S and U.
The cumulative GPA must be at least 3.000 to receive a degree. Courses below 4000-level will not count toward the degree nor will they be figured in the GPA, although they will appear on the transcript.
A minimum of four Workshops (CW 5560) and/or Creative Writing Seminars (CW 5540) must be taken. These may be in any combination to reach the four-course total, typically for a total of 12-16 credit hours. We require a cross-genre component in that mix of courses.
Master’s Funding Coverage,
Our office helps provide a path for students to achieve their higher education goals. We can answer questions about what scholarships are available at the University of Wyoming, how to qualify for different types of federal financial aid, and what the important deadlines are, just to name a few!
WyoScholarships is the UW scholarship system. Completing the General Application each year allows students to be considered for a wide range of scholarship opportunities as we use your answers from this application, along with your student records. After submitting the General Application, you may also be prompted to complete a Conditional Application which may be required for scholarships in your major/department.
Application Requirement,
Formal application to UW Admissions.
Transcripts
Statement of Purpose
Writing Sample
Curriculum Vitae
Three letters of recommendation
GRE scores are not required by the program.
Application Deadline,
Jan 17, 2026
Application Fee,
$50 application fee.
