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2020-2021 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Four-Year Plan: Creative Writing


Sample Four-Year Plan of Study 2020-2021

The following are sample plans of course requirements to complete the Creative Writing major in four years or eight semesters.

  • Each student’s experience will vary slightly, as this plan does not include transfer work or credit for prior learning (such as Advanced Placement-AP).
  • Math, English, and Reading placement is based on the student’s ACT/SAT scores or placement tests.
    • If fundamental courses are required, they should be taken within the first year.

NOTE: Four-year plans assume the student is prepared to take the courses listed. If prerequisites are required, additional semester hours may be required to complete the degree.

Refer to the program page  or course descriptions  for additional information about this major and requirements to degree.

Creative Writing Major

First Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 ART 264 - Art History II  or Distributional Study #3 3
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
MUS 120 - Music in History and Culture  (Distributional Study #1) 3 MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra   3
WRT 115 - Writing in the Genres  (Distributional Study #2) 3 WRT 220 - Poetry Writing   3
Distributional Study #3 or ART 263 - Art History I   3 WRT 460 - Writer’s Studio (0 semester hours)   0
    Distributional Study #4 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Second Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
ENG 320 - Exploring American Literature  3 ENG 275 - The Art of Comics  or WRT 250 - Screenwriting   3
WRT 215 - Fiction Writing  3 GEN 3XX - Core II 3
WRT 240 - Nonfiction Writing  3 WRT 440 - Advanced Nonfiction Writing  3
WRT 420 - Advanced Poetry Writing  3 WRT 460 - Writer’s Studio (0 semester hours)   0
Distributional Study #5 3 Distributional Study #6 3
    Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Third Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
ART/MUS/THE Production or Performance Course 3 WRT 300 - Advanced Composition (WI)   3
ENG 370 - Shakespeare  3 WRT 400 - Internship in Writing (1-4 semester hours)   2
GEN 4XX - Core III (WI) 3 WRT 410 - Advanced Fiction Writing  3
Elective 3 WRT 460 - Writer’s Studio (0 semester hours)   0
Elective 3 WRT 465 - Developing the Writing Project (1 semester hour)   1
    Elective 3
    Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Fourth Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
ENG 3XX/4XX - English course numbered 300 or above 3 WRT 460 - Writer’s Studio (0 semester hours)   0
WRT 400 - Internship in Writing (1-4 semester hours)   2 WRT 480 - Special Topics in Writing  3
WRT 470 - Senior Project in Writing  3 Public Reading 0
Distributional Study #7 4 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
    Elective 3
    Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 120

Creative Writing Major with a Cooperative Education Minor

First Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 ART 264 - Art History II  or Distributional Study #3 3
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)   1
MUS 120 - Music in History and Culture  (Distributional Study #1) 3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
WRT 115 - Writing in the Genres  (Distributional Study #2) 3 MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra   3
Distributional Study #3 or ART 263 - Art History I   3 WRT 220 - Poetry Writing   3
    WRT 460 - Writer’s Studio (0 semester hours)   0
    Distributional Study #4 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 16

Second Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
ENG 320 - Exploring American Literature  3 ENG 275 - The Art of Comics  or WRT 250 - Screenwriting   3
WRT 215 - Fiction Writing  3 EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour)   1
WRT 240 - Nonfiction Writing  3 EXP 390 - Cooperative Education Experience (1-12 semester hours)   6
WRT 420 - Advanced Poetry Writing  3 GEN 3XX - Core II 3
Distributional Study #5 3 WRT 440 - Advanced Nonfiction Writing  3
    WRT 460 - Writer’s Studio (0 semester hours)   0
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 16

Third Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
ART/MUS/THE Production or Performance Course 3 EXP 390  or WRT 390  - Cooperative Education Experience 4
ENG 370 - Shakespeare  3 WRT 300 - Advanced Composition (WI)   3
EXP 390 - Cooperative Education Experience (1-12 semester hours)  4 WRT 400 - Internship in Writing (1-4 semester hours)   2
GEN 4XX - Core III (WI)  3 WRT 410 - Advanced Fiction Writing  3
Distributional Study #6 3 WRT 460 - Writer’s Studio (0 semester hours)   0
    WRT 465 - Developing the Writing Project (1 semester hour)   1
    Distributional Study #7 3
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 16

Fourth Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
ENG 3XX/4XX - English course numbered 300 or above 3 WRT 460 - Writer’s Studio (0 semester hours)   0
EXP 301 - Work, Ethics, and the Good Life (1 semester hour)   1 WRT 480 - Special Topics in Writing  3
EXP 390  or WRT 390  - Cooperative Education Experience 6 Public Reading 0
WRT 400 - Internship in Writing (1-4 semester hours)   2 Elective 3
WRT 470 - Senior Project in Writing  3 Elective 3
    Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 12
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 121