English and American Language and Literature: Creative Writing B.A.

Rhetoric and Writing: (6 hours)

• Two approved courses in rhetoric and writing

Fine Arts and Humanities: (12 hours)

• Complete one approved course in each subcategory

Natural Sciences: (7-8 hours)

• Two approved natural science courses, at least one including a laboratory component

Behavioral and Social Sciences: (6 hours)

• Two approved behavioral or social science courses in two different disciplines

Mathematics: (3 hours)

• One approved mathematics course

Statistics: (3 hours)

• One approved statistics course

Non-Western Culture: (3 hours)

• One approved non-western culture course

A minimum of 39 hours English in addition to general education requirements including:

English Core:

• ENGL 2010 - Introduction to Literary Analysis
• ENGL 2050 - Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis
• ENGL 2130 - Survey of American Literature
• ENGL 2230 - Survey of British Literature
• ENGL 3340 - Shakespeare

One course from the following to satisfy the Diversity Requirement:

• ENGL 2520 - African-American Literature
• ENGL 3210 - American Women Writers
• ENGL 3230 - African-American Slave Narrative Tradition
• ENGL 3450 - British Women Writers
• ENGL 3520 - Colonial and Post-Colonial Literature in English
• ENGL 3560 - African Literature
• ENGL 4020 - Theatre and Feminism
• ENGL 4430 - Africana Womanism
• ENGL 4850 - Women’s Rhetoric
• ENGL 4870r - Major Issues in Rhetoric
• ENGL 4885 - Queer Theory

One course from:

• ENGL 3710 - Reading Like a Writer: Short Fiction
• ENGL 3720 - Reading Like a Writer: The Short Lyric Tradition
• ENGL 3730 - Reading Like a Writer: Creative NonFiction

12 hours of major course work chosen from the following writing courses:

• ENGL 3740r - Creative Writing: Nonfiction
• ENGL 3750r - Creative Writing: Poetry
• ENGL 3760r - Creative Writing: Fiction
• ENGL 4720r - Advanced Short Story Workshop
• ENGL 4820 - Writing with Style
• ENGL 4860 - Visual Rhetoric
• ENGL 4910r - Writing Workshop
• ENGL 4920r - Novel Writing Workshop
• ENGL 4930r - Speculative Fiction Workshop
• ENGL 4940r - Poetry Workshop
• ENGL 4950r - Collections of Short Prose Writing Workshop

One course from the following to satisfy the Senior Capstone Requirement:

• ENGL 4960r - Internship
• ENGL 4980 - Senior Seminar: Special Topics
• ENGL 4994r - Departmental Practicum
• ENGL 4995r - Departmental Thesis

Completion of at least one additional 3000-4000 level literature class.

Additional 3000-4000 level English courses to total at least 27 upper-level hours.