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English and Literary Studies – Creative Writing Concentration
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This recommended graduation plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees on time. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Academic Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.
NOTE: This recommended Graduation Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2025-2026 academic year.
CRWT Placement
CRWT 101 to CRWT 102
CRWT 101S to CRWT 102S
Math Placement
MATH 021/022 to MATH 104-121
NOTE: CRWT and MATH courses are determined by placement testing and should be taken following the sequence above. HGS School Core Language Proficiency Requirement and Placement.
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)
- General Education Requirement (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: - QUANTITATIVE REASONING (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- School Core: Language I* (HRS 4)
- General Education 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
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- School Core: Language II* (HRS 4)
- ^Major: Early Literature in English (Consider LITR 244 - SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS to fulfill GE Culture/Creativity) (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH HG3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR HUMANITIES & GLOBAL STUDIES
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- General Education 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: 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)
- Major: Global Perspectives (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: LITR 414 - SEMINAR: WI (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
General Education courses can be done in any order with the exception of INTD 101, CRWT and MATH. Those three general education courses will need to be done first. First Year Seminar is taken in the first semester. Failure to complete CRWT and MATH will result in a hold when the student hits 64 credits. The following general education courses can be done in any order. For more info on these courses, please visit the General Education program requirements website in the College Catalog:
Social Science Inquiry (+W)
Scientific Reasoning
Historical Perspectives (+W)
Studies in the Arts and Humanities (+W)
Global Awareness (+W)
Global Awareness: Recommended: (LITR 203 - METHODS OF LITERARY STUDY) or Honors Global Awareness
Distribution Category (Outside of HGS)
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)
+W: Students transferring in with 48 or more credits are waived from these general education requirements.
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
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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