Bachelor of Arts in English, Creative Writing Concentration

For general degree requirements, see the College of Letters and Sciencesand the General Degree Requirements pages.
Suggested four year course schedule

Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:

Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 4-5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:

OR
Select one of the following courses:

Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002
Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.

Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:

Select one of the following fine arts courses:

*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours: 10-11
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:

Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:

Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:

Select one world cultures course from the following courses:

Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS course.

Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18
A grade of "C" or better is required in each ENGL course.
ENGL 2155: Introduction to Literary Studies: Critical Methods
ENGL 2156: Introduction to Literary Studies: Poetics
ENGL 2157: Writing for the English Major
Foreign Language 1002
Foreign Language 2001
Foreign Language 2002

Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 24
A grade of C or better is required in each course.
Take each of the following: 9 hours
ENGL 3105: Introduction to Fiction Writing
ENGL 3106: Introduction to Poetry Writing
ENGL 3107: Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Writing

Take each of the following: 9 hours
ENGL 5157: Advanced Poetry Writing
ENGL 5158: Advanced Fiction Writing
ENGL 5159: Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing
(Note: With special permission from the Creative Writing Faculty, a student may substitute ENGL 4999: Creative Writing Senior Thesis for one of the Advanced-level workshops.)

Take each of the following: 3 hours
ENGL 4000 Baccalaureate Survey
ENGL 4555 Capstone: Selected Authors

Chose one of the following: 3 hours
ENGL 5545 Advanced Topics in Literature, Writing, and Theory
ENGL 5744 Studies in the Novel

Area H Program Electives Required Hours: 18
A grade of C or better is required in each course.
Select one of the following courses: 3 hours

Select one of the following: 3 hours
ENGL 5166 History of the English Language
ENGL 5167 English Grammar
ENGL 5187 Old English
ITDS 5105 History and Practice of Translation

Select two courses from the following: 6 hours

Select two courses from the following: 6 hours
ENGL 3145 Early American Literature
ENGL 3146 American Renaissance
ENGL 3147 American Realism and Naturalism
ENGL 3148 American Modernism
ENGL 3149 Contemporary American Literature

Area IGeneral Electives Required Hours: 18

Total Hours Required: 123