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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.
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 3-hour penalty is
imposed if ENG 112 is not completed within the
first 60 hours. A 4-hour penalty is imposed
if ENG 112 is completed after 90 hours.)
Group
II—Foreign languages
Each student is required to demonstrate a proficiency
in a language by one of the options listed below:
-
Graduating
from a high school where all instruction was conducted
in a language other than English;
-
Passing
a proficiency examination in the language on the
202 course level;
-
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);
-
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 only to Group II and will not fulfill 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, 331 and/or 312,
415.
Romance
languages (French, Italian, Latin, Spanish)
-
-
Option
II: (one of the following)
-
LAT
101, 102 and two of LAT
201; CLCV
241, 242, 245;
-
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 BG Perspective 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 BG Perspective 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 BG Perspective 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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