BA Creative Writing Plan

Bachelor of Arts Degree. English Liberal Arts - Creative Writing.

Visit the English department page to learn more about this program.

  Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Freshman
Year

General Education CW (ENGL 100) - 3 
General Education CS - 3 
General Education M - 3 
General Education SB - 3 
General Education S - 3 
Total semester credits - 15

General Education CA (ENGL 200) - 3
General Education SL - 3
General Education HF - 3
ENGL 243 Literature: Introduction to Fiction, Poetry,and Drama - 3
BA requirement - 3
Total semester credits - 15

Sophomore
Year

ENGL 251 Advanced Composition - 3
ENGL 262 Creative Writing - 3
General Education HW (PE 108) - 1
General Education EC - 3
General Education SB - 3
BA requirement - 3
Total semester credits - 16

ENGL 253 Introduction to Literary Studies - 3
Genre course - 3
General Education HW (PE2) - .5
BA requirement - 3
BA requirement - 3
BA requirement - 3
Total semester credits - 15.5

Junior
Year

ENGL 321 English Language History and Culture - 3
Directed elective in writing (ENGL 368, 369, 379) - 3
Directed elective in literature - 3
General Education HW (PE2) - .5
BA requirement - 3
Free elective - 3
Total semester credits - 15.5

ENGL 331 Survey of English Literature I - 3
Directed elective in writing (ENGL 368, 369, 370) - 3
BA requirement - 3
BA requirement - 3
Free elective - 3
Total semester credits - 15

Senior
Year

English 382 Writing Workshop Prose/Poetry - 3
Directed elective in writing (ENGL 368, 370, 382) - 3
General Education MD - 3
BA requirement - 3
Free elective - 3
Total semester credits - 15

ENGL 482 Writing Seminar in Fiction & Poetry - 3
BA requirement - 3
BA requirement - 3
BA requirement - 3
Free elective - 3
Total semester credits - 15

Summary of Degree Requirements

General Education - 38 cr.
Major - 36 cr.
Minor - 24 cr.
BA requirement - 36 cr.
Electives - 9 cr.
Credits to Degree - 120 cr.

This academic plan is an example of how students might choose to fulfill program requirements within a period of four years. After consulting with their advisers students may make other course choices which would meet the program requirements and be more suitable for them.

 

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