Degree Requirements

Thirty-nine total English hours required, including core requirements, but excluding EN 101 First Year Writing and EN 300 Advanced College Writing. The Creative Writing emphasis major’s field program should look as follows:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Requirements
EN 105	Introduction to English Studies	3
EN 206	Beginning Poetry Writing	3
EN 207	Beginning Nonfiction Writing	3
EN 209	Beginning Fiction Writing	3
EN 301	Literary Criticism &Theory	3
EN 310	English Grammar/Linguistics	3
EN 315	Reading as Writers	3
EN 384	Publishing Lab (the capstone for writing majors)	3
Subtotal		24
Additional Courses
Select two of the following:		6
EN 305	Advanced Fiction Writing
EN 306	Advanced Poetry Writing
EN 307	Advanced Nonfiction Writing
Select three of the following (at least one from each area):		9
British Literature
EN 325	British Lit through 1785
EN 326	British Literature since 1785
American Literature
EN 330	American Literature through 1865
EN 331	American Literature since 1865
World Literature
EN 360	World Literature through 1650
EN 361	World Literature since 1650
One writing or literature correlate course from outside the major 1		3
Subtotal		18
Total Hours		42

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Chosen in consultation with advisor and department chair