To be considered for MAPW admission, applicants must submit the following credentials to the KSU Graduate Admission Office:

1. Application form. All applications received must be accompanied by a nonrefundable $20.00 application processing fee. Checks should be made payable to Kennesaw State University.
    
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum 2.5 grade point average (GPA). An official transcript sent directly from the institution to the Office of Graduate Admissions from each institution attended. Proof of baccalaureate degree should be on one transcript.
    
3. Minimum total score of 1350 (verbal, quantitative, and analytical) on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); or minimum of 550 verbal score; the GRE requirement is waived for applicants who have earned an advanced degree.
    
4. Valid Immunization Certificate for measles, mumps and rubella.

The following items should be submitted to the MAPW Graduate Director at the following address:

MAPW Graduate Director
English Department, #2701
Kennesaw State University
1000 Chastain Road
Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591

1. An application letter that states the applicant's goals for the MAPW program and a rationale for the choice of concentration and support areas.
    
2. Three copies of representative writing samples from both the concentration and the support areas, not to exceed 25 pages.
    
3. A letter of recommendation is optional.
    

Provisional standing and non-degree status are not available for applicants to the MAPW program.

To receive a graduate degree from Kennesaw State University, a student must complete at least 27 semester hours of program requirements at KSU. All of these 27 hours must be completed after the student has been admitted to the degree program.