Yale University Department of English
LC 107 | 203-432-2224
APPLICATION FOR CREATIVE WRITING AND JOURNALISM COURSES:
ENGL245, 246, 455, 460, 461, 465-01, 465-02, 467, 471, and 468 in Spring 2017.
NOTE: the following courses have unique application requirements and instructions:ENGL 246b, 455b, 461b, 467b, 468b, 471b, and 481b. Please consult the course descriptions on the English Department website for details.
ENGL 134b, 135b, 244b, 255b, 258b, 261b,473b, and 476b do not require an application in advance; please attend the first class meeting for placement information. For ENGL 456/HUMS 427/JDST 316/LITR 348, please see Humanities listing; for ENGL 481/THST322, please see Theater Studies Listing.
DATE COURSE NO. ENGL INSTRUCTOR
STUDENT NAME RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE & CLASS
EMAIL ADDRESS MAJOR
WRITING COURSES PREVIOUSLY TAKEN
Please indicate with whom you studied, e.g., “ENGL 458, M. Cunningham.”
OTHER WRITING COURSES TO WHICH YOU WILL APPLY THIS TERM
Please note that students may not take more than one course in one genre in the same term.
Previous experience on student publications (e.g., Yale Daily News) is not necessary; nonetheless, please list any publications experience you do have.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Paste below a writing sample of approximately 5-10 pages of poetry or about 4500 words of prose, double-spaced. For the statement of purpose, please write a paragraph about why you wish to take this specific writing course.
Due to a reported delay in the opening of spring course sites on Classes*v2, the submission instructions have changed. Submit this work electronically to the Drop Box for the course to which you are applyingEnglish Student Resources site on Classes v2by noon on Wednesday, December 7, 2016.(If you did not join the site already, search for the course number, e.g., “ENGL 454”,“English Student Resources” in Joinable Sites under the Membership tool in the left-hand navigational menu. You may need to refresh your browser after joining the site for it to appear as one of your Active Sites.)Please submit a separate application for each course to which you are applying; the file should be named with the course number and your name (Sample: ENGL 245_Sayers-Erica.pdf). Applications are final once they have been submitted.
All applicants will be notified of admission via email as soon as decisions are made.
Questions? Contact the English department registrar at or 203-432-2226 or assistant registrar at or 203-432-2224.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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WRITING SAMPLE
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