Creative Writing (LCW)
(16 LCW 097)
The LCW curriculum offers a background in literature and language with an emphasis on writing poetry, fiction, screenplays, and/or non-fiction.
In addition to meeting the CHASS, Free Elective, and GEP Requirements (see CHASS BA and GEP (097) Requirements), students in the LCW curriculum must satisfy the following requirements in the major.
Important: Click on the Group Links ("GRP") under Courses to view the approved courses within each category.
Department Requirements |
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Courses |
Description |
Credit Hours |
Linguistics, Rhetoric, or Writing (2 different) |
6 |
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Literature I |
3 |
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Literature II |
3 |
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Literature before 1800 |
3 |
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Literature after 1800 |
3 |
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Genre or Author |
3 |
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World Literature |
3 |
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Creative Writing Restricted Electives |
12 |
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Total 36 |
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- All courses satisfying Department Requirements, except ENG 350, must be taken for a letter grade.
- Students must earn at least a C- for courses to count towards their major.
- 200-Level Courses: Students may take no more than four 200-level classes in the major.
- At least one of the Creative Writing Restricted Electives must be taken at the 300 or 400 level.
- Either Literature I or Literature II must be taken at the 200 level.
- Literature before 1800, Literature after 1800, and Author or Genre must be taken at the 300 level or above.
English-related minors available to LCW majors:
- Film Studies
- Journalism
- Linguistics
- Technical and Scientific Communication
- American Literature
- World Literature.
One course--and only one--can be counted in both the major and any minor.
The following courses can satisfy a requirement only when the content is appropriate to that requirement: ENG 394, ENG 420, ENG 460, ENG 491, ENG 497, ENG 539, FL 495. See your adviser or the Director of Advising.
Recommendations: For the Linguistics, Rhetoric or Writing Practice requirement (GRP 446), we recommend that students take either ENG 422 or ENG 426.
