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It is anticipated that all applicants have at least two years of professional directing experience, outside of a university setting, to be considered for acceptance.

Preliminary packet

The deadline for preliminary packets is January 31. Packets should contain:

• Two official transcripts (bearing registrar’s signature and/or the institution’s seal) from each post-secondary institution attended, documenting all courses taken (within or outside a degree program), grades received, and degrees earned.
• Three letters of recommendation, sealed, from people who know your work as a student and/or theatre artist.
• A one-page statement of purpose, explaining your current goals, career plans, and reasons for selecting theatre as a major field of graduate study.
• Documentation of theatre work, i.e., reviews, portfolio designs, promotional materials, or production photos that do not need to be returned (no video tapes).
• Official GRE scores. The Educational Testing Service will send official scores directly to Northwestern University's Graduate School. Use the institutional code 1565.
• Official TOEFL scores for international applicants whose native language is not English. The Educational Testing Service will send official scores directly to Northwestern University's Graduate School. Use the institutional code 1565.

The faculty will review the preliminary packet and let you know if you will be invited to campus for a faculty interview. The faculty will recommend a formal application after a successful interview takes place. The formal application deadline is March 15.

Faculty interview

Invited applicants may arrange their faculty interview by contacting the graduate secretary, Elizabeth Luby, at e-luby@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3590.

Formal application

The formal application is on-line through the Graduate School.

GRE

Visit the Educational Testing Service.

International students

• Certifying English Proficiency - read more under Application Materials from the Graduate School.
• International students wishing to be considered for teaching assistant appointments during any year of study in the Graduate School, must score at least 50 on the Test of Spoken English (TSE) or 50 on a SPEAK test administered after June 1996. These tests are administered by the Educational Testing Service and given at test centers worldwide.