Creative Writing, B.F.A: Fees & Entry Requirements at University of North Carolina - Wilmington, USA

What will I learn?

We encourage our graduate students to become people of letters, and our goals for undergraduates are no less ambitious. We offer a broad liberal arts education that fosters creativity, exercises communication skills, sharpens analytical perception, and encourages informed, integrated cultural viewpoints. Our BFA program provides aspiring writers an apprenticeship in writing, informed by the close study of literature among a community of professional writers.As a studio-academic experience in writing fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction, our BFA program unites passionate people who believe the creation of art is a pursuit valuable to self and culture

Which department am I in?

College of Arts and Sciences

Study options

Full Time (8 Semesters)

Tuition fees
$21,318.00 (17,98,684) per year
Books/Supplies - 860
Start date

August 2026

Venue

Wilmington Campus

601 S. College Road,

Wilmington,

North Carolina,

28403, South, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants must have an official transcript directly from all the high schools.

English Proficiency

TOEFL: minimum of 71.

IELTS: minimum of 6.0

Duolingo English Test (DET) - minimum score of 105

Pearson PTE - minimum score 54

iTEP Academic - minimum score of 3.7. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis once they become complete: Fall - April 1; Spring - October 1.

Application deadlines

January 31
September 15

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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