Creative Writing, Bachelor of Arts

Course Requirements (CRWT)

General Education Requirements

(# - Refer to General Education Course Requirements for Course Options)

Complete the following course (0 credits)

CBU 101Orientation to CBU

0

Mathematics # (3 credits)

Statistics (3 credits)

Fulfilled by SOA Support Requirements

English (9-10 credits)

Fulfilled by Major Requirements.
Writing and Critical Literacy
ENG 121Writing and Critical Literacy

3

AND

ENG 121LWriting and Critical Literacy Lab

1

OR

ENG 122Writing and Critical Literacy for Multilingual Learners

3

AND

ENG 122LWriting and Critical Literacy Lab for Multilingual Learners

1

OR

ENG 123Writing and Critical Literacy

3

OR

ENG 231Honors Survey of World Literature I

4

Total Credit Hours:3-4
Writing and Critical Research
ENG 130Writing and Critical Research

3

OR

ENG 232Honors Survey of World Literature II

4

Total Credit Hours:3-4
English Literature # (3 credits)

Waived if ENG 231/ENG 232, add 1 hr to Free Elect

Religious Studies # (6 credits)

Religious Studies (RS 200 Level)

3

Religious Studies (RS 300 Level)

3

Social Science or History # (6 credits)

Natural or Physical Science # (4 credits)

Moral Values # (3 credits)

Aesthetics #

Fulfilled by English Literature GER

Total Credit Hours:22

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

(*One Course from Social Sciences or Humanities Cluster Must Have a “Global Perspective”. Refer to Degree Requirements for course options.)

Language * (12 credits)

Must Be in a Single Language

Fine Arts * (6 credits: ART 314/L and an additional 3 hour course)

ART 314Introduction to Graphic Design

2

ART 314LIntroduction to Graphic Design Lab

1

ART Elective 3 - except ART 475

OR

THEA Elective 3 - except THEA 475

Literature * (3 credits)

Fulfilled by Major Requirements

Philosophy / Humanities * (3 credits)

PHIL 201Introduction to Logic

3

STAT 221Elementary Business Statistics

3

Total Credit Hours:3
Choose From:

History * (6 credits)

Behavioral Science * (3 credits)

Political Science* (3 credits)

Total Credit Hours:33

Creative Writing Major Requirements

(2.0 GPA in Major Required)

Complete the following:

ENG 123Writing and Critical Literacy

3

ENG 130Writing and Critical Research

3

ENG 276Creative Writing Workshop

3

ENG 478Senior Seminar for Creative Writing Majors

3

ENG 481Senior Project for Creative Writing Majors

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Literature GER (3 credits)

Choose from

ENG 211Introduction to Literature

3

ENG 221Survey of British Literature I

3

ENG 222Survey of British Literature II

3

ENG 223American Literature to 1865

3

ENG 224American Literature from 1865

3

ENG 337Texts and Technologies

3

ENG 338Public Humanities

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Literature SOA (3 hrs.)

ENG 211Introduction to Literature

3

ENG 221Survey of British Literature I

3

ENG 222Survey of British Literature II

3

ENG 223American Literature to 1865

3

ENG 224American Literature from 1865

3

ENG 337Texts and Technologies

3

ENG 338Public Humanities

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Creative Writing Major Courses (18 credits)

Choose 18 Hours of the Following:

ENG 373Advanced Composition

3

ENG 374Dramatic Writing Workshop

3

ENG 378Literary Nonfiction Workshop

3

ENG 379Screenwriting Workshop

3

ENG 401Poetry Workshop

3

ENG 402-405Special Topics in Creative Writing

3

ENG 451Fiction Workshop

3

ENG 486Castings Internship

3

ENG 499Creative Writing Internship

3

Total Credit Hours:18

Upper-Level Literature Course (15 credits)

Choose 15 Hours of 300 or 400 level Literature courses

Total Credit Hours:15

School of Arts Major-Specific Electives

Only 3 hrs. of cross-listed courses may be used to satisfy Major Requirements. Transfer students must take half of their upper-level hrs. in English at CBU.

Free Electives

12

Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 121

2.0 Cumulative GPA Required