Sewanee School of Letters

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The Sewanee School of Letters is a graduate summer program of the College of Arts and Sciences. The MFA is a 36-hour degree program typically completed in six semesters through three residential summers at Sewanee and three Guided Studies led by a faculty member. The final Guided Study is a capstone thesis project for which students become eligible when they have completed 30 hours of coursework. Most students complete the program in three years, though there are options for condensing or extending this timeline if desired. The MFA is awarded upon completion of 36 credit hours and successful submission of a creative thesis. 

Administrative oversight of the program is provided by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, under whose authority the program operates. The dean appoints the program’s director and faculty. In their oversight of the program the dean is assisted by a standing committee, the School of Letters Committee, chaired by the director of the School of Letters, ex officio with vote, and consisting of the chair of the Department of English, ex officio with vote, the associate dean of the College, ex officio with vote, Current member of the School of Letters faculty to be appointed by the Director, ex officio with vote, and two college faculty members elected by the College Faculty, four year term staggered.