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B.F.A. in Creative Writing

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Creative WritingFunding not verified

Overview

A 120-credit-hour B.F.A. on the Oxford campus requiring a separate departmental application with a writing sample. Students complete literary history, creative writing core and elective courses, and a creative writing thesis with an oral defense and public reading.

Official program name
B.F.A. in Creative Writing
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Source: catalog.olemiss.edu · verified October 9, 2026
School
Source: olemiss.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Location
University, MS
Delivery / residency
Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Source: olemiss.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
4 years
Source: olemiss.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Required credits
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120
Source: catalog.olemiss.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this degree is listed

Awarded degree is a B.F.A. in Creative Writing.

Source: catalog.olemiss.edu · verified October 9, 2026

We list dedicated creative writing degrees only. Eligibility rules

Curriculum, genres and faculty

Genres

FictionPoetryScreenwritingCreative Nonfiction

Source: olemiss.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Thesis / dissertation

Craft courses

  • 53 credit hours of English plus 9 hours of interdisciplinary art courses.
    Source: olemiss.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Faculty listed by the program

  • Dustin Parsons — Director of the BFA in Creative Writing and Senior Lecturer of English and Creative Writing

As listed on the program's official page on October 9, 2026. Listing does not mean a faculty member is teaching or supervising new students in a given year.

Source: olemiss.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Personal statement
RequiredArtist's statement of up to one page, double-spaced.
Source: catalog.olemiss.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required2 letters — Contact information for two references.
Source: catalog.olemiss.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Other requirement
RequiredSeparate application to the BFA program on the Department of English website in addition to the UM undergraduate application.
Source: catalog.olemiss.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Writing portfolio

GenreLengthRequirement as published
Any / all genresat least 5 pagesFive or more pages of any genre of writingFormatting: double-spacedSource: catalog.olemiss.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Tests

GRE and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate competitiveness: programs rarely publish comparable figures.

Deadlines

Dates are shown with the admissions cycle the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its applicant category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-year and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
In-state — Undergraduate, resident (base rate)From the school's rate table for this level$428.25per credit · 2026-2027Calculated$51,390 total = 120 credits × $428.25 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, residency or travel costs, and any rate change during the program.Source: catalog.olemiss.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Out-of-state — Undergraduate, nonresident (base rate)From the school's rate table for this level$1,294.50per credit · 2026-2027Calculated$155,340 total = 120 credits × $1,294.50 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, residency or travel costs, and any rate change during the program.Source: catalog.olemiss.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Funding

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable. “Fully funded” never means every personal expense is covered. How we classify funding

Funding not verified

Funding policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 9, 2026.
  1. catalog.olemiss.edu/fees-financial-aid-opportunities/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 9, 2026
  2. catalog.olemiss.edu/programs/bfa-creative-writing/index.html — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 9, 2026
  3. catalog.olemiss.edu/schools/liberal-arts/english/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 9, 2026
  4. olemiss.edu/departments/libarts/english/academics/undergraduate-program/index.php — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  5. olemiss.edu/english/ — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  6. olemiss.edu/programs/libarts/bachelor-fine-arts-creative-writing/index.php — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026

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