Creative Writing Minor

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Program: Minor
Department of English and Linguistics
College of Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Building 145 ~ 260-481-6841

Declaring this Minor:

Declare this minor within the Department of English and Linguistics or through your major department

Program Requirements:

The catalog term for the minor will match that of your major degree program
At least 6 credits must be earned as resident credit at the 2000+ level or above
You must earn a grade of C- or higher for all courses required in the minor
A minor is not awarded if requirements are not completed by the time your major degree is certified for graduation

To earn the minor in Creative Writing, you must fulfill the following requirements in addition to those noted above:

Core Requirements

3000+ Requirement: Credits 3

Choose one of the following:

ENGL 30103 - Writing Fiction Cr. 3.
ENGL 30301 - Writing Poetry Cr. 3.

4000+ Requirement: Credit 3

Choose one of the following:

ENGL 40101 - Advanced Fiction Writing Cr. 3.
ENGL 40301 - Advanced Poetry Writing Cr. 3.

Additional Required Courses: Credits 9

ENGL 20301 - Creative Writing - Poetry Cr. 3.
OR
ENGL 20302 - Creative Writing - Fiction Cr. 3.
Choose one additional writing course at the 3000+ level from the following list:
ENGL 30103 - Writing Fiction Cr. 3.
ENGL 30301 - Writing Poetry Cr. 3.
ENGL 33101 - Business And Administrative Writing Cr. 3.
ENGL 39500 - Individual Study Of Writing Cr. 1-3.
ENGL 39800 - Internship In Writing Cr. 1-3.
ENGL 40001 - Issues In Teaching Writing Cr. 3.
ENGL 40101 - Advanced Fiction Writing Cr. 3.
ENGL 40301 - Advanced Poetry Writing Cr. 3.
ENGL 40501 - Writing Prose - Creative Nonfiction Cr. 2-3.
ENGL 42002 - Argumentative Writing Cr. 3.
ENGL 42101 - Technical Writing Projects Cr. 1-3.
ENGL 42202 - Creativity And Community Cr. 3.
ENGL 42502 - Research Methods For Professional Writers Cr. 3.
ENGL 46201 - Studies In Rhetoric And Composition Cr. 3.
ENGL 46500 - Theories And Practices Of Editing Cr. 3.
ENGL 46700 - Writing For Multiple Media Cr. 3.
ENGL 47201 - Composing The Self Cr. 3.
ENGL 47600 - Writers Reading Cr. 3.
ENGL 49001 - Writing Seminar Cr. 3.
COM 43600 - Script Writing Cr. 3.
THTR 37600 - Introduction To Playwriting Cr. 3.
ENGL 49701 - Editing Of Creative Works Cr. 3.
Choose one additional course from the following categories Except: CLCS 10000, 15000, 20000, 25000 or ENGL 12900, 13100, 14000, 23301.
- Classics
- Comparative Literature
- English
- Film
- Folklore
- Linguistics

Total Credits: 15

Student Responsibility

You are responsible for ensuring that you satisfy all graduation requirements specified for each selected program. Thus, it is essential that you develop a thorough understanding of the required courses, academic policies, and procedures governing your academic career. If you cannot complete all program requirements by your stated graduation date but fail to remove those from your plan of study, the Registrar’s Office in consultation with your academic advisor will remove unmet pursuits from your plan of study. Changing curricular records during the graduation term of application may affect state or federal financial aid awards. All requests for exceptions to specific requirements must be made in writing and may be granted only by written approval from the appropriate chair or dean.