Concentration in Creative Writing (Bachelor of Arts in English)
The Concentration in Creative Writing allows students to engage with a community of learning through courses focused on the activity of creative writing. The concentration represents a full spectrum of courses from beginning to advanced. Small classes and workshops ensure close collaboration between the faculty and the student. Workshops are taught by the graduate creative writing faculty, all published, award-winning writers.
Requirements
- Introduction to Creative Writing. One (1) course:
- ENG-W 203 Creative Writing
- ENG-W 301 Writing Fiction
- ENG-W 303 Writing Poetry
- ENG-W 311 Writing Creative Nonfiction
- ENG-W 401 Advanced Fiction Writing
- ENG-W 403 Advanced Poetry Writing
- ENG-W 413 Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing
- Writing Technique. One (1) course:
- ENG-W 381 The Craft of Fiction
- ENG-W 383 The Craft of Poetry
- Advanced Course. One (1) course:
- ENG-W 401 Advanced Fiction Writing
- ENG-W 403 Advanced Poetry Writing
- ENG-W 413 Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing
- Creative Writing Elective. One (1) course:
- Additional course from the Writing Technique course list
- Additional course from the Advanced Course list
- ENG-W 301 Writing Fiction
- ENG-W 303 Writing Poetry
- ENG-W 311 Writing Creative Nonfiction
- ENG-W 401 Advanced Fiction Writing
- ENG-W 403 Advanced Poetry Writing
- ENG-W 413 Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing
- General English Elective. One (1) course:
- Any ENG-G 200–299
- Any ENG-G 300–399
- Any ENG-G 400–499
- Any ENG-L 200–299
- Any ENG-L 300–399
- Any ENG-L 400–499
- Any ENG-R 200–299
- Any ENG-R 300–399
- Any ENG-R 400–499
- Any ENG-W 200–299 except ENG-W 202; ENG-W 205
- Any ENG-W 300–399
- Any ENG-W 400–499
- ENG-X 373 Professional Practice in English (Departmental consent required)
- ENG-X 395 Global Experience in English (Departmental consent required)
- ENG-X 471 Teaching Internship in English (Departmental consent required)
- ENG-X 473 Internship in English (Departmental consent required)
- ENG-X 490 Individual Reading in English (Departmental consent required)
- Concentration GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Concentration GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the concentration—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Concentration Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the concentration.
- Concentration Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the concentration must be completed at the 300–499 level.
Concentration Area Courses
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Courses that may apply toward the Credit Hours and GPA requirements in this academic program include all courses listed on the requirement course lists at the time the course was taken as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent.
Exclusions
The following courses cannot be applied toward concentration requirements:
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Same as the major, as appropriate based on the Academic program Area Courses list above.
Restrictions
The following restrictions apply to the minimum credit hours required in the concentration:
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Same as the major, as appropriate based on the Academic program Area Courses list above.