Graduate Catalog 2025-2026 > School of Arts and Sciences Programs and Requirements > Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing > Creative Writing, Master of Fine Arts
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To complete their degree, MFA students must submit a passing thesis in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, or Screenwriting. Mixed-genre theses are allowed. Prose students are required to submit a thesis of approximately 75-100 pages; poetry theses are 35-60 pages; screenwriting thesis are a script for a feature-length film or a pilot with a detailed series outline.