Bachelor of Arts Degree in English with an Emphasis in Creative Writing

All candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a Creative Writing concentration must complete:

A. 39 semester credit hours in English, 15 semester credit hours of which must be at the upper-division level:

1. ENG 2213 Literary Criticism and Analysis

2. 9 semester credit hours selected from the following:

ENG 2223 British Literature I
ENG 2233 British Literature II
ENG 2263 American Literature I
ENG 2293 American Literature II

3. 3 semester credit hours selected from the following:

ENG 3223 Shakespeare: The Early Plays
ENG 3233 Shakespeare: The Later Plays

4. 6 semester credit hours selected from the following:

ENG 2323 Creative Writing: Fiction
ENG 2333 Creative Writing: Poetry
ENG 2343 Creative Writing: Nonfiction

5. ENG 4973 Seminar for English Majors

9 additional upper-division semester credit hours in English literature; of these 9 hours at least 3 hours must include the study of American literature; the required course ENG 2213 may be used to satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement in Humanities & Visual and Performing Arts: Literature.

6 semester credit hours in a single language other than English

B. 9 additional semester credit hours of approved support work in creative writing:

ENG 3423 Topics in Creative Writing
ENG 4523 Writer’s Workshop: Advanced Fiction Writing
ENG 4533 Writer’s Workshop: Advanced Poetry Writing

C. 30 semester credit hours of electives (15 hours must be taken at upper-division level). Students are encouraged to repeat upper-level workshops, and to include ENG 2433 in their electives.