English, Creative Writing Track, B.A.

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Admission to the Creative Writing track is highly selective. To obtain admission, students must submit an application, available from the department, together with a sample of their writing. The application deadline, announced each semester on the department website, falls before the beginning of pre-registration, approximately the seventh week of the semester. Students who declare a major in English/Literature will be changed to English/Creative Writing upon acceptance into the track.

Total credits required to complete major: 44

Basic Requirements (24 Credit Hours)

ENGL 201 - Foundations of Creative Writing Credit(s): 4
ENGL 402 - Senior Seminar in Creative Writing Credit(s): 4

Literature Courses (16 Credit Hours)

ENGL 203 - Reader and Text: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
at least 3 additional courses in literature, one of which must be at the 400 level

Writing courses selected under advisement from the following (20 Credit Hours)

ENGL 202 - Reading As a Writer: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 301 - Advanced Poetry Workshop: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 302 - Advanced Fiction Workshop: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 305 - Advanced Creative Nonfiction Workshop: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
FMST 310 - Screenwriting Credit(s): 4
ENGL 426 - Editing and Production Workshop Credit(s): 4

Footnotes

Students must take at least 4 creative writing course with “workshop” in the title (selected from poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction) at the 300 level.
ENGL 426 ; Editing and Production Workshop, may be substituted for one of the required 300-level workshops.

Minimum Competence Requirement

A grade of C- or better is required for each of the following courses: all courses submitted in fulfillment of the 44 hour requirement for the English major.

Department Writing Requirement

For the English Major, at least 16 Credits must be at the 300-level or above All courses in English emphasize the skills of effective writing. In addition, all 400-level Literature courses teach students how to join the conversation.

English majors are strongly urged to study a foreign language and literature.

Outline/Advising Guide

First Year

Fall (15 Credit Hours)

ENGL 1__ Credit(s): 4
INTD 105 - Writing Seminar: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
N/ Credit(s): 4
R/ Credit(s): 4

Spring (15 Credit Hours)

ENGL 203 - Reader and Text: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 201 - Foundations of Creative Writing Credit(s): 4
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3
N/ Credit(s): 4

Second Year

Fall (15 Credit Hours)

ENGL 2__ Credit(s): 4
ENGL 3__ Credit(s): 4
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3
HUMN 220 - W/H/Western Humanities I Credit(s): 4
or
HUMN 221 - W/H/Western Humanities II Credit(s): 4

Spring (16 Credit Hours)

ENGL 2__ Credit(s): 4
S/ Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3
U/ Credit(s): 3
F/ Credit(s): 3

Third Year

Fall (14 Credit Hours)

ENGL 3__ Credit(s): 4
ENGL 3__ Credit(s): 4
F/ Credit(s): 3
S/ Credit(s): 3

Spring (16 Credit Hours)

ENGL 4__ Credit(s): 4
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Fourth Year

Fall (14 Credit Hours)

ENGL 4_ Credit(s): 4
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 4

Spring (15 Credit Hours)

ENGL 402 - Senior Seminar in Creative Writing Credit(s): 4
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 2

Total Credit Hours: 120

Note: Where no prerequisites apply, some variation in the order or semester in which courses are taken is possible. Students should consult their academic advisors for additional information.