Creative Writing, BA

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In addition to the program requirements listed below, there are additional college-wide graduation requirements for all students.

Click here to view First Year Foundations, Cultural Exploration, and Rhetorica requirements.

General Education Curriculum (43 hours)

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Courses Related to Program of Study (50 hours)

Lower Divison Required Courses (9 hours)

ENGL 2601 - Creative Writing across the Genres I 3 hours
Select two 2000 level ENGL literature courses not taken under “Interpret Texts” in the general education curriculum.

Upper Division Required Courses (29 hours)

Craft Class (3 hours)

ENGL 3506 - Form and Theory of Poetry SW 3 hours or
ENGL 3507 - Form and Theory of Narrative SW 3 hours

Intermediate Creative Writing Courses (6 hours)

(repeatable with professor’s permission)

ENGL 3602 - Creative Writing in Poetry SW 3 hours
ENGL 3603 - Creative Writing in Drama SW 3 hours
ENGL 3604 - Creative Writing in Fiction SW 3 hours
ENGL 3605 - Creative Writing in Nonfiction SW 3 hours

Advanced Creative Writing Workshop (3 hours)

ENGL 4601 - Advanced Poetry Workshop SW 3 hours
ENGL 4602 - Advanced Prose Workshop SW 3 hours

British Literature Course (3 hours)

Select one course from ENGL courses numbered 3000-3199.

American Literature Course (3 hours)

Select one course from ENGL courses numbered 3200-3299.

Additional Required Courses (11 hours)

ENGL 4610 - Senior Project SW 2 hours
Select one course from ENGL courses numbered 3300-3599.
Select two of the following (repeatable with instructor’s permission):
ENGL 4101 - Seminar: Special Topics in Brit Lit CSW 3 hours
ENGL 4201 - Seminar: Special Topics in American Lit SW 3 hours
ENGL 4301 - Seminar: Special Topics in World Lit CSW 3 hours
ENGL 4401 - Seminar on Special Topics in Creative Writing SW 3 hours

Upper Division Electives in the Major (12 hours)

Select four additional 3000/4000 level ENGL courses. With departmental approval, one of these four courses may be ENGL 3950 or ENGL 3951 (academic credit earned for an internship). Students wishing to pursue this option must receive departmental approval as well as follow the college’s application process for internships. Only an internship deemed equivalent to three hours of academic credit can be used as an upper-level elective in the major.

General Electives (27 hours)

A maximum of two PALS (Physically Active Life Skills) courses may be used as general electives.