Requirements for the Major in Creative Writing - Poetry Track

The major requires successful completion of the following:

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
Course Requirements
ENGL 101	Literature and Composition	4
Select one 300-level English course focusing on literature from the period before 1800		4
Select three additional 300-level English courses		12
WRIT 205	Beginning Poetry Workshop	4
WRIT 210	Forms of Poetry	4
WRIT 305	Intermediate Poetry Workshop	4
WRIT 405	Advanced Poetry Workshop	4
Select one of the following:		4
WRIT 206	Beginning Fiction Workshop
WRIT 207	Beginning Playwriting Workshop
WRIT 208	Beginning Narrative Nonfiction Workshop
Select one of the following:		4
WRIT 211	Forms of Fiction
WRIT 215	Forms of Drama
Total Semester Hours		44

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
Additional Requirements
A comprehensive exercise is required 1

1

The comprehensive exercise for Creative Writing majors in the Poetry track includes the following: the creation of a capstone project in a specific genre, working with a faculty advisor; a formal essay placing that capstone within a larger understanding of contemporary creative writing, focusing on both form and content; and an oral presentation of the capstone.

Honors

A student who maintains a 3.33 grade point average in creative writing courses and earns a grade of B+ or above on the comprehensive exercise is eligible to pursue an honors project. The honors project consists of a critical thesis on some element of creative writing, looking at established works of literature through the lens of craft.