MA in English

Transcripts from an international institution must be translated and evaluated by a U.S. transcript evaluation service (e.g., Educational Credential Evaluators, International Education Evaluation, International Education Research Foundation, SpanTran, or World Education Services)

Official transcripts should be sent electronically directly to graduateadmission@lmu.edu.

All letters of recommendation should be submitted through the application portal. If you are interested in the teaching fellowship, at least one letter of recommendation should be from someone familiar with your experience in teaching, tutoring and/or leadership. If you are interested in the graduate assistantship, at least one letter of recommendation should be from someone familiar with your management, leadership and/or organizational skills. Get more information and apply to these programs by filling out the 2025-2026 Graduate Scholarship Application.

Indicate which emphasis you wish to enter and discuss any relevant prior experience you might have had with the subject matter. If you are interested in the teaching fellowship, you should express why and chronicle any teaching, tutoring, or leadership experience that you believe will contribute to the role. If you are interested in the graduate assistantship, you should express why and chronicle any management, leadership and/or organizational skills that you believe will contribute to your term as Graduate Assistant in our M.A. Program.

All candidates should submit 10-15 pages of critical writing. You can submit two essays or one large essay.