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Updated 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog

PDF of Creative and Professional Writing, B.F.A.

Creative and Professional Writing, B.F.A. major

Required Credits: 42
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED WRITING COMPONENT

A.TAKE TWO COURSES IN TWO OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

FICTION:
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

POETRY:
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

CREATIVE NONFICTION:
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

PROFESSIONAL WRITING/TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
SELECT FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

ELECTRONIC WRITING AND PUBLISHING
SELECT FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

INTERNSHIPS
SELECT FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

TAKE 6-8 ADDITIONAL CREDITS EITHER FROM THE ABOVE AREAS OR FROM ARRANGED COURSES, TO BRING TOTAL WRITING CREDITS TO 21.

B. SELECT 6 ADDITIONAL CREDITS FROM THE ABOVE AREAS
(AT THE 3000 LEVEL OR ABOVE; MAY INCLUDE ARRANGED
COURSES) AND/OR FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

II REQUIRED LITERATURE COMPONENT

A. SELECT 9 SEMESTER CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

 

B. Select 12 additional credits from the following
courses; those courses with "Topics" in the title may
be taken multiple times with different topic subtitles

III REQUIRED SENIOR PROJECT

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:

SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING MAJOR, B.F.A.

Freshman

  • Literature courses
  • Liberal Education requirements

Sophomore

  • Literature courses
  • Liberal Education requirements

Junior

  • Writing courses
  • Literature courses
  • Elective courses

Senior