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Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree for Creative Writing Major

Each student must complete the degree requirements listed below, preferably in the freshman and sophomore years, and must satisfy the requirements for a major in creative writing and a minor in an area of specialization. Major courses may not be taken "S/U." Courses counted in the major may not also be counted in the minor. A portfolio and interviews are required to continue into the 300- and 400-level workshop classes. Creative writing majors are required to produce a senior thesis and give a senior reading of the thesis work.

Degree requirements

Group I—English composition
Students are required to complete ENG 112 or to demonstrate by examination that they have proficiency in written expression equivalent to that attained by the student who completes that course. (A penalty is imposed if ENG 112 is not completed within the first 60 hours.)

Group II—Foreign languages
Each student is required to demonstrate a proficiency in a language by one of the options listed below:
  1. Graduating from a high school where all instruction was conducted in a language other than English;
  2. Passing a proficiency examination in the language on the 202 course level;
  3. Having completed four years of one language in high school (student must have completed the fourth full year, for example, Spanish IV, and received credit for these courses);
  4. Having completed one of the departmental options listed below (14 hours minimum in same language area or fewer by advanced placement).

Note: Foreign language courses numbered 201, 202, 212 apply to Group II not Group V.

German, Russian, East Asian Languages (Chinese, Japanese)
  • Completion of GERM 101 and 102 plus a minimum of six additional hours from: GERM 117, 118, 201, 202, 217, 218, 231, 331 and/or GERM 260, 315, 316, 360, 415;
  • Completion of CHIN 101, 102, 201, 202;
  • Completion of JAPN 101, 102, 201, 202;
  • Completion of RUSN 101 and 102 plus a minimum of six additional hours from RUSN 201, 202, 215, 216, 313, 317, 319, 331 and/or 312, 415.
Romance languages (French, Greek, Italian, Latin, Spanish)
  • Option I
    • FREN 101, 102, 201, 202;
    • GRK 101, 102, 201, 202;
    • ITAL 101, 102, 201, 202;
    • LAT 101, 102, 201, 202;
    • SPAN 101, 102, 201, 202.
  • Option II: (one of the following)
    • FREN 101, 102, 201, 212;
    • GRK 101, 102 and two of GRK 201; CLCV 241, 242, 245;
    • LAT 101, 102 and two of LAT 201; CLCV 241, 242, 245;
    • SPAN 101, 102, 201, 212.

A student may transfer at any point from Option I to Option II, but not vice versa. Course 202 is required for admission to 300-level courses. Credit toward a degree is not granted for foreign language courses which duplicate more than two units of high school study.

Group III—Mathematics, computation and natural sciences
Each student must complete at least two courses from the general education program including at least one course approved for laboratory credit listed in the College of Arts and Sciences Handbook.

Group IV—Social sciences: economics, ethnic studies, geography, history, political science, psychology, sociology
Each student must complete one course in addition to the general education program in one or more of these subjects. A list of approved ethnic studies courses is printed in the College of Arts and Sciences Handbook.

Group V—Humanities: art, art history, English, music composition and history, philosophy, popular culture, telecommunications, theatre
Each student must complete three courses in addition to the general education requirements. Of the five total required, courses must be chosen from at least four of the above disciplines. Foreign language courses numbered 201, 202, 212 apply to Group II not Group V. One course taken in the student's major may be counted in this group. A list of courses approved for the Group V requirement is printed in the College of Arts and Sciences Handbook.

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