Undergraduate
Major with Creative Writing Concentration
Requirements for the CReative Writing Concentration
(for students who arrived at UM Prior to FAll 2007)
| 1. One (1) course: ENG 209 | 3 credits | |
| 2. Choose one of the following workshop tracks: | ||
| Fiction Track | ||
| ENG 290 | 3 credits | |
| Two fiction workshops at the 400 level: ENG 404 and/or ENG 405 (either may be repeated). ENG 408 may be substituted for one 400-level fiction workshop. |
6 credits | |
| Poetry Track | ||
| ENG 292 | 3 credits | |
| Two poetry workshops at the 400 level: ENG 406 and/or ENG 407 (either may be repeated). ENG 408 may be substituted for one 400-level workshop. |
6 credits | |
| 3. Two (2) of the following courses: | ||
| ENG 201, ENG 202, ENG 205, ENG 210, ENG 211, ENG 212, ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 260, ENG 261 | 6 credits | |
| 4. Four (4) more literature courses numbered 300 or higher, at least two of which must cover literature earlier than 1900. Two of the four courses must be 400-level. | 12 credits | |
| TOTAL CREDITS: | 30 credits | |
Departmental Honors in Creative Writing
To enter the program a student must have achieved by the end of the junior year a 3.5 average in English courses (including courses in creative writing) and a 3.3 average overall. In addition to meeting the requirements for the Creative Writing Concentration, the candidate for Departmental Honors must:
- Take at least three literature courses at the 400-level or higher in fulfilling requirement 4 of the Creative Writing Concentration.
- Complete a six-credit Senior Creative Writing Project. The student undertaking this project normally registers for ENG 497, Special Topics/ Independent Study, for the first semester of the project, and ENG 499, Senior Creative Writing Project, for the second semester. The student must receive a grade of B or higher in both courses in order to qualify for honors.6 credits
- Receive for the project a recommendation for honors by the director of the Senior Creative Writing Project and by one other faculty reader designated by the Director of Creative Writing.
- Achieve an average in the major of at least 3.5, and an overall average of at least 3.3. Total: 36 credits
