2023-2024 Course Catalog

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English (Creative Writing) (CENG) Minor

The Minor in English: Creative Writing requires 18 hours distributed as follows:

Foundational
ENGL 2744Introduction to Creative Writing3
Subtotal3
Advanced Creative Writing Courses
Select four of the following:12
Playwriting
Creative Writing: Fiction 1
Creative Writing: Poetry 1
Creative Writing: Creative Non-fiction 1
Community Writing
Community Writing
Creative Writing: Fiction for Young People
Subtotal12
Literature
Select one of the following:3
Religion and Literature
Literature and the Environment
Literature and Cinema
The Postcolonial Novel
The British Novel
Modern Poetry
Contemporary Poetry
Contemporary Fiction
Subtotal3
Total Credits18
1

may be repeated twice for credit (for a total of nine hours)

In order to graduate with a Minor in English: Creative Writing, students must achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.0 in the Minor. ENGL 1105 First-Year Writing, ENGL 1106 First-Year Writing, and ENGL 1204H Honors Freshman English do not count toward satisfaction of the Minor.