The five-year MFA in Creative Writing allows students to accelerate into the MFA Program at Chatham University. Students may apply for admission to the program as early as their initial application to Chatham. Admission to the MFA in Creative Writing is confirmed through a portfolio review with the MFA Program Director in the spring of the junior year (or 6th semester of study). Students are advised to begin taking undergraduate requirements for the 5-year MFA no later than their sophomore year, and preferably in their first year of study at Chatham.