DRAFT 2026-2027 Academic Bulletin 
    
    May 06, 2026  
DRAFT 2026-2027 Academic Bulletin

Creative Writing Minor


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Faculty: Bakken, Caballero, Ferrence, Hart, Holmes, Votava, Walton

The Creative Writing minor is a program in the Languages, Literature and Culture Area of Study. Writing minors may not major in English

Creative Writing Minor Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete a Creative Writing Minor will:

  • PLO1: Analyze how language and literature function in the construction of our world.
  • PLO2: Communicate critically and creatively across difference, including different cultures, identities, and histories.
  • PLO3: Read and write critically and creatively, demonstrating an understanding of forms, genres, conventions, and audiences.
  • PLO4: Write and revise with an understanding of process, including an ability to give and receive feedback.
  • PLO5: Locate, incorporate, and synthesize relevant kinds of research into their work.

The Creative Writing Minor

The Creative Writing minor consists of 24 credits. At graduation, Creative Writing minors must have a GPA of at least 2.0 in the minor. The calculation is based on the grades of all courses presented for the minor. Only the most recent grade is considered for courses that have been repeated. Under exceptional circumstances, one course taken Credit/No Credit may be presented for the minor with permission of the Chair of the department. Typically, this exception is made when a student has taken a 100-level English course before declaring the Creative Writing minor. A maximum of 4 transfer credits may be counted toward the minor. 

Requirements:


  • One course (4 credit hours) from courses numbered ENGL 110 through ENGL 118.

Any two electives in English not already taken or one elective in English and WGSS 220, Writing Radical Loving Worlds. (8 credits):


Only one may be from ENGL 205-210.  

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