Program Learning Goals:
Upon graduation, Creative Writing majors can:
- Employ multiple perspectives in producing and analyzing texts
- Employ a critical, historical, and cultural sense of the traditions of English, American, and world literatures
- Generate and develop an effective writing project in at least one genre.
- Generate and develop effective writing projects in a variety of genres for a variety of writing occasions
- Locate appropriate venues for their writing and submit compatible work for publication
Program Requirements
English majors and minors must complete the required course ENG 250 Critical Approaches to Literature (GT-AH2) with a minimum grade of “C” before registering for upper-division courses in English.
A minimum of 54 credits is required, including three credits of an upper-division literature elective, and the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 241 | Media Writing | 3 |
| ENG 161 | Introduction to Creative Writing (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| ENG 220 | Grammar and the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 250 | Critical Approaches to Literature (GT-AH2) | 3 |
| ENG 358 | Global Literatures: Studies in: The Underworld | 3 |
| ENG 371 | Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| ENG 405 | Advanced Writing | 3 |
| ENG 445 | Literary Magazine Submission and Production | 3 |
| ENG 493 | Senior Seminar I: Studies in: Criminal Justice | 3 |
| ENG 494 | Senior Seminar: Studies in: | 3 |
| Select three of the following, at least two of which must have an ENG prefix: | 9 | |
| Creative Writing: Fiction | ||
| Creative Writing: Poetry | ||
| Creative Writing | ||
| Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Scriptwriting | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| British Literature: Medieval and Renaissance Texts | ||
| British Literature: Milton through the Romantics | ||
| British Literature: The Victorians to the Present Day | ||
| Major British Authors: | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| American Literature Early to Civil War | ||
| American Literature-Civil War to Present | ||
| Major American Authors: | ||
| Total Credits | 51 | |
Western Watershed General Education Requirements
Students must complete all Western Watershed General Education requirements to graduate.
Graduation Requirements
Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation. Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above). Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued.
Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements.
Sample Plan
Degree Plans are for planning purposes. They reflect a suggested plan to complete the degree in a projected timeframe per program of study.
“Western Watershed Course(s)” refers to a course from the Tributaries area of the Western Watershed program. These courses should be chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| WWGE 101 | Headwaters Studies in Sustainability | 2 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| Watershed GE | Non-Specific Western Watershed Course(s) | 9 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| ENG 161 | Introduction to Creative Writing (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| Watershed GE | Non-Specific Western Watershed Course(s) | 9 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENG 220 | Grammar and the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 250 | Critical Approaches to Literature (GT-AH2) | 3 |
| COM 241 | Media Writing (Gen Ed:: Natural Sciences) | 3 |
| Elective | Minor or Elective Courses | 6 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 358 | Global Literatures: Studies in: The Underworld | 3 |
| ENG 300 |
Creative Writing: Fiction or Creative Writing: Poetry or Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction |
3 |
| Watershed GE | Non-Specific Western Watershed Course(s) | 4 |
| Elective | Minor or Elective Courses | 5 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENG | Literature Elective | 3 |
| ENG 372 |
British Literature: Medieval and Renaissance Texts or British Literature: Milton through the Romantics or British Literature: The Victorians to the Present Day |
3 |
| ENG 300 |
Creative Writing: Fiction or Creative Writing: Poetry or Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction |
3 |
| Elective | Minor or Elective Courses | 6 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 371 | Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| ENG 384 or ENG 385 |
American Literature Early to Civil War or American Literature-Civil War to Present |
3 |
| ENG 300 |
Creative Writing: Fiction or Creative Writing: Poetry or Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction |
3 |
| WWGE 302 | Delta: Studies in Global Knowledge | 1 |
| Credits | 10 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENG 405 | Advanced Writing | 3 |
| ENG 372 |
British Literature: Medieval and Renaissance Texts or British Literature: Milton through the Romantics or British Literature: The Victorians to the Present Day |
3 |
| ENG 493 | Senior Seminar I: Studies in: Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Elective | Minor or Elective Courses | 6 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 384 or ENG 385 |
American Literature Early to Civil War or American Literature-Civil War to Present |
3 |
| ENG 494 | Senior Seminar: Studies in: | 3 |
| ENG 445 | Literary Magazine Submission and Production | 3 |
| Elective | Minor or Elective Courses | 6 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 114 | |
Western is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four‐year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major and General Education. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. You are responsible for ensuring your overall, upper division, and major‐specific credits as well as GPA requirements are fulfilled for graduation.