Bachelor of Arts in English
with a Concentration in Creative Writing

(60 credits as listed below, with Undergraduate Curriculum requirements and electives to total a minimum of 128 credits)

1. Nine courses in English

  • EN 199 Interpreting Literature
  • EN 202 Research Writing for English Majors
  • EN 299 Interpreting Literature II
  • At least one courses from the following: EN224, EN225, EN229, EN230
  • At least two courses from the following: EN320, EN321, EN322, EN323
  • At least two 300 level courses from the following: EN320, 321, 322, 323, 327, 328, 329, 330, 335, 336, 337, 341, 342, 344, 346, 350, 351, 352, 353, 355, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 381
  • EN 490 The Text, the Critic and the World

2. Three creative writing workshops from the following:

  • EN 212 Writing Poetry and Fiction I
  • One 200 level workshop from the following:
    • EN2XX Fiction Writing: A Theoretical Approach (pending approval)
    • EN2XX Poetry Writing: A Theoretical Approach (pending approval)
    • EN211 Creative Non-Fiction Workshop
    • EN272 Poetry for Page and Stage
  •  One 300 level workshop from the following:
    • CM 319 Writing for Television
    • EN 343 Writing for Children
    •  TH 350 Playwriting
    •  EN 368 Tell it Slant: Memoir Writing Workshop
    •  EN 369 Young Adult & Children’s Writing Workshop (Intermediate Level)
    •  EN 372 Special Studies in Writing
    •  EN 375 Fiction Writing Workshop 

 3. One course in oral performance from the following:

  • CM 110 Speech Communications
  • TH 150 Improvisation
  • TH 241 Acting: Scene Study

4. Career Internship

  • EN 371 Career Internship in English

5. Senior Manuscript Independent Study

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