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The Creative Writing option within the English major is available by competitive admission only. Students who apply to the Creative Writing option must have already been admitted to the English major or must apply simultaneously to the English major and the Creative Writing option. (This program is open to day students only; there is no Creative Writing option in the Evening Degree Program.)
A minimum of 60 credits as follows:
(a maximum of 20 credits at the 200 level, including required courses ENGL 297 (formerly 197), 283, and 284, can apply toward major requirements; all remaining English credits must be taken at the 300 or 400 level)
1. ENGL 301 (Introduction
to English Language and Literature) and
writing link ENGL 297 (Writing
in the Humanities): 10 credits.
Grades of 2.0 or above required in both courses.
(These courses are renumbered versions
of ENGL 202 and 197 beginning Autumn 2010, but the content remains the
same. If you took ENGL 202 and 197, you can use these as prerequisites
when you apply to the English major, and you can use them toward the
major in place of the new course numbers, ENGL 301 and 297.)
2. ENGL 283 (Beginning Verse Writing) and ENGL 284 (Beginning Short Story Writing): 10 credits. Both courses (or transfer equivalents) must be completed for a student to be eligible to apply for admission to the Creative Writing option.
3. English Literature Core (20 credits): at least 5 credits from each of two categories.
4. ENGL 383 (The Craft of Verse) and ENGL 384 (The Craft of Prose): 10 credits
5. 10 credits of approved 400-level Creative Writing courses (ENGL 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 493).
6. Pre-1900 Literature: At least 15 credits in ENGL courses must be focused on pre-1900 literature. (These pre-1900 literature credits may overlap with English Literature Core courses within the English major requirements.)
7. Limit on 200-level ENGL credit: no more than 20 credits in 200-level ENGL courses (including required courses ENGL 297, 283, and 284) may be applied toward the English major: all other English credits must be taken at the 300 or 400 level.
8. GPA Requirements: All English majors must maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.00 in all UW ENGL courses.
9. Residency: At least 25 ENGL credits applicable to the English major must be taken in residence at the UW Seattle.
For assistance with planning and for questions, please consult English Undergraduate Advising.
Click here to download a planning
sheet in PDF format
.
Degree requirements in PDF format: English
BA Requirements, English
Core Course Lists
Department of English Admission and Continuation Policy (rules for satisfactory
progress)
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ba requirements: creative writing option