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English and Literary Studies – Creative Writing Concentration
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This recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and degree completion may take longer.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2021-2022 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed/Major: GLOBAL AWARENESS – LITR 203 - METHODS OF LITERARY STUDY WI (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: QUANTITATIVE REASONING (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH HG1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR HUMANITIES & GLOBAL STUDIES
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: LITR 280 - INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES formerly known as STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AIID 201 - STUDIES IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed/Major: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES – LITR 101 - THE STORY OF LITERATURE (recommended to fulfill a LITR elective) (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- School Core: Language I* or Elective (HRS 4)
- ^Gen Ed Distribution Category: CULTURE AND CREATIVITY (Consider LITR 220 - SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: PRE-COLUMBIAN TO ROMANTIC, LITR 221 - SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: ROMANTIC TO CONTEMPORARY, LITR 224 - AMERICAN DRAMA, LITR 244 - SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS, LITR 245 - AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS: DIVERSE VOICES, LITR 280 - INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING, LITR 284 - PERSONAL ESSAY: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP, LITR 292 - TOPICS IN AMERICAN POETRY, LITR 293 - STUDIES IN AMERICAN FICTION, LITR 295 - TOPICS IN POPULAR LITERATURE, OR LITR 308 - CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE to fulfill a LITR requirement) (HRS 4)
- Major: Workshop Course (LITR 282 - FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP, LITR 283 - POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP, LITR 284 - PERSONAL ESSAY: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP, LITR 291 - CREATIVE WRITING TOPICS (HRS 4)
- Major: Diverse Perspectives (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH HG2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR HUMANITIES & GLOBAL STUDIES
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- School Core: Language II* or Elective (HRS 4)
- ^Gen Ed: VALUES AND ETHICS (Consider LITR 241 - INTERNATIONAL POETRY, LITR 306 - LITERARY THEORY, OR LITR 366 - LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST to fulfill LITR requirement) (HRS 4)
- ^Major: Early Literature in English (Consider LITR 244 - SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS to fulfill GE Culture/Creativity) (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: SCIENTIFIC REASONING (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH HG3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR HUMANITIES & GLOBAL STUDIES
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: Workshop Course (LITR 282 - FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP, LITR 283 - POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP, LITR 284 - PERSONAL ESSAY: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP, LITR 291 - CREATIVE WRITING TOPICS) (HRS 4)
- Major: Global Perspectives (HRS 4)
- Major: Literature Elective (HRS 4)
- School Core: Language III* or Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: Literature Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: Literature Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: LITR 381 - CREATIVE WRITING CAPSTONE WI (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: LITR 414 - SEMINAR: WI (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
At least three (3) courses in the major must be at the 300-level
^Only two GenEd courses may double count for the major. For GenEd Distribution courses, one course MUST be taken outside of HGS.
+ May Double Count in General Education and Major
*If Needed
** GenEd Global Awareness may be met by Intermediate Level Language requirement. Not all language courses may count for Global Awareness.
With 8 elective courses, students may consider: double major, minor or Teacher Education Certification program.
WI- Writing intensive courses needed prior to graduation
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