Creative Writing [Arts]

★6 selected from

• WRITE 294 - Introduction to Writing Poetry
• WRITE 295 - Introduction to Writing Fiction
• WRITE 298 - Introduction to Writing Nonfiction

★12 selected from

• WRITE 392 - Intermediate Poetry
• WRITE 393 - Intermediate Fiction
• WRITE 394
• WRITE 395 - Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction
• WRITE 397 - Intermediate Nonfiction
• WRITE 398 - Intermediate Creative Writing: Nonfiction
• WRITE 399 - Projects in Genre

• and

• DRAMA 361 - Playwriting

★6 selected from

• WRITE 494 - Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
• WRITE 495 - Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
• WRITE 498 - Advanced Creative Writing: Nonfiction

• and

• DRAMA 461

★12 may be selected from the above categories.

(In Year 4, students may take WRITE 532 (Tutorial), for either ★6 or ★3.)

With approval from the Write Program Director

Students may also use one of the following courses to fulfill their program requirements for (4) above:

• ENGL 212 - Introduction to the English Language
• ENGL 300 - Social and Cultural History of the English Language
• MLCS 300 - Introduction to Translation
• HIST 290 - Introduction to Historiography
• LING 204 - English Syntax

Promotion and Graduation Requirements

In the Combined Honors Program, students must meet the promotion and graduation standards of each department. The requirements in Creative Writing are as follows:

Promotion Requirements: Promotion from year to year requires a minimum GPA of at least 3.0 and an average of at least 3.3 in all Creative Writing courses (including DRAMA 361  and 461, if taken) in the Fall/Winter.

Graduation Requirements: Graduation with Honors in Creative Writing requires a minimum GPA of at least 3.0 in the last year of study and a minimum average of 3.3 in all Creative Writing courses (including DRAMA 361  or 461, if taken). Graduation with First Class Honors requires an average of at least 3.7 in all senior-level Creative Writing courses, (including DRAMA 361  or 461 if taken) and an overall average of at least 3.5 on the last ★30.

Students should note that a Combined Honors program may not qualify them for admission to a graduate program in Creative Writing.

★12 taken from the following courses

At least ★6 of which must be at the 300- or 400-level:

• WRITE 294 - Introduction to Writing Poetry
• WRITE 295 - Introduction to Writing Fiction
• WRITE 298 - Introduction to Writing Nonfiction
• WRITE 392 - Intermediate Poetry
• WRITE 393 - Intermediate Fiction
• WRITE 395 - Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction
• WRITE 397 - Intermediate Nonfiction
• WRITE 398 - Intermediate Creative Writing: Nonfiction
• WRITE 399 - Projects in Genre
• WRITE 494 - Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
• WRITE 495 - Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
• WRITE 498 - Advanced Creative Writing: Nonfiction
• DRAMA 361 - Playwriting
• DRAMA 461

Notes

1. 300- and 400-level WRITE Courses (and some 200-level WRITE courses) have specific prerequisites.
2. Students taking English as a major and Writing as a minor cannot count WRITE courses toward requirements for the major.