Sep 18, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Creative Writing – BA Degree

Creative Writing Major (39-42 cr)

A. Core Requirements (24 cr)

CRW 300 - Living Writers Series Credit: 3
ENG 204 - Writing About Literature Credit: 3 - OR -
HON 204 - Honors Writing about Literature Credit: 3
Select one course from the following:
ENG 304 - Literary Criticism Credit: 3
ENG 362 - Genre - History - Theory Credit: 3

Select two courses from the following:

CRW 201 - Introductory Screenwriting Credit: 3
CRW 205 - Poetry Writing: Introductory Credit: 3
CRW 206 - Fiction Writing: Introductory Credit: 3
CRW 208 - Creative Nonfiction Writing: Introductory Credit: 3
JLM 209 - Introduction to Newswriting/Reporting Credit: 3
CRW 210 - Graphic Storytelling: Introductory Credit: 3

Select two courses from the following:

CRW 301 - Screenwriting: Intermediate Credit: 3
CRW 305 - Poetry Writing: Intermediate Credit: 3
CRW 306 - Fiction Writing: Intermediate Credit: 3
CRW 308 - Creative Nonfiction Writing: Intermediate Credit: 3
JLM 309 - Advanced Newswriting/Reporting Credit: 3
CRW 310 - Graphic Storytelling: Intermediate Credit: 3

Select one course from the following:

CRW 401 - Screenwriting: Advanced Credit: 3
CRW 405 - Poetry Writing: Advanced Credit: 3
CRW 406 - Fiction Writing: Advanced Credit: 3
CRW 408 - Creative Nonfiction Writing: Advanced Credit: 3
JLM 498 - Journalism Internship Credit: 1-6

B. Electives Requirements (15 cr)

Select 15 credits in CRW or ENG. Nine credits must be at the 300- or 400-level in ENG; at least three credits must be an upper-division CRW course.

C. Cognate Requirements (0-3cr)

Any approved computer and information literacy course
— OR —
passing the computer and information literacy competency exam.