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2025-2026 General Catalog [Effective Fall 2025]
English - Creative Writing Emphasis (BA)
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Program Information
- All courses must be passed with a “C-” (1.7) or better to be counted in the major.
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree Requirement (16 Credits**)
- Bachelor of Arts Degree - Foreign Language requirement 16 Credits
** Note: One semester of a foreign language may also fulfill the General Education Humanities requirement. The 16 credits may be fulfilled by taking four semesters of a foreign language or by testing out of a language and purchasing the credits. Consult your Student Success Advisor for details. General Education Requirement (28+ Credits)
See General Education for course options. - Core Course Requirements (12+ Credits)
- Breadth Area Requirements (16+ Credits)
English - Creative Writing Curriculum (51 Credits)
Core Required Courses (6 Credits)
Note
ENGL 2400 is required for English majors and minors as a prerequisite to 3000- and 4000-level classes, and with ENGL 2700 for 4000-level classes. Creative Writing Core (21 Credits)
Advanced Creative Writing Workshops (6 Credits)
Complete 6 credits from the following: Literature Options (9 Credits)
Complete One of the Following 3000-Level Surveys
Complete One of the Following 3000-Level Surveys
Complete One of the Following 4000-Level Literature Courses
Department Electives (9 Credits)
Complete one of the following tracks: Administration of Literary Arts
Creative Arts and Entrepreneurship
This track can help prepare students for careers in entrepreneurship, editing, grant writing, and development. Complete One of the Following
Editing and Publishing
This track can help prepare students for careers in editing and publishing. Complete One of the Following
Environmental Writing
This track can help prepare students for careers in nature, science, and environmental writing. Complete One of the Following
Complete One of the Following
Students must complete a different course than the one used to fulfill the Literature Options requirement, unless the course is repeatable for credit under a different topic. International Studies
This track can help prepare students for careers in travel writing. Complete One of the Following
Writing about the Arts
This track can help prepare students for careers in writing about the arts and hybrid arts. English Electives
Complete 9 credits from the following: Free Electives and University Requirements
Students’ total free elective credit is determined by their General Education courses taken, degree type selected (if applicable), additional credits earned, and any additional math or other prerequisite courses needed. Some students and/or programs may not have any free electives. For a bachelor’s degree, students must earn - A minimum of 120 total credits;
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in both SUU coursework and combined transfer/SUU coursework;
- 40 upper-division credits , 20 of which are earned from SUU (students may need to select additional upper-division courses not included in their major requirements in order to reach this minimum 40); and
- 30 credits completed through SUU.
Total Credits, BA Degree: 120
Program Learning Outcomes
- Compose original fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, showing a critical awareness of aesthetics, prosody, and narrative techniques.
- Identify, describe, and analyze the literary features of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
- Create a polished and cohesive portfolio of work in at least one genre at the advanced level.
- Produce a focused and constructive reflection of their own efforts that indicates an understanding of their writing process, as well as sufficient execution of craft techniques, and awareness of strengths and areas for improvement.
- Revise to strengthen ideas, form, voice, and language.
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