Theater
Playwriting Application Information
Deadlines
Rutgers University Application: February 1
Mason Gross Supplemental Application: February 15
Rutgers University Application
All applicants must complete and submit the Rutgers University Application. The university application requires the following:
- $70 Rutgers application fee
- University questionnaire
- English proficiency test scores (international applicants)
- All international applicants to Mason Gross School of the Arts are required to submit an English proficiency exam. Applicants who completed an undergraduate degree in the U.S. or another English-speaking country are exempt from this requirement. Applicants who completed a graduate degree(s) in the U.S. or another English-speaking country are not exempt from this requirement.
- Request for transcripts (completion of a bachelor’s degree at an accredited university is a required prerequisite)
- Official transcripts must be sent from the Registrar’s office of the undergraduate institution where the bachelor’s degree was awarded.
Transcripts can be sent:
Via Mail:
Administrative Services Building
ATTN: Graduate & Professional Admissions
65 Davidson Road
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854Via Email: E-transcripts@gradadm.rutgers.edu
- Official transcripts must be sent from the Registrar’s office of the undergraduate institution where the bachelor’s degree was awarded.
Mason Gross Supplemental Application
- $55 submission fee
- Three letters of recommendation
- Personal statement
- Portfolio
Personal Statement
In 300-500 words, address why you should be considered for the Mason Gross School of the Arts playwriting program.
Portfolio
Applicants are required to submit two plays or one play and one short story.