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    Dec 11, 2024  
Spring 2021 Update [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English: Creative Writing Track, B.A.


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NY State Program Code: 04132
HEGIS Code: 1501.00
CIP Code: 23.0101

(36 credits)

Mapping the Field (12 credits)


General Education Requirements


All students must satisfy the University’s General Education and foreign language requirements , in addition to the requirements for the major.

Explorations (12 credits total)


Additional Explorations (6 credits)


In addition to the above requirements, students will select from the department’s 200- and 300- level literature (i.e. non-workshop) offerings to complete the Explorations portion of the Major.  Of these 6 credits, at least 3 credits must be a 300-level “Literary History” or “Critical Perspectives” literature course.  Students may request approval from the chair for a class from outside the major to count as an English elective.

Courses may include the following:

Workshops (9 credits total)


Creative Writing Capstone Seminar (3 credits)


Semester Sequence


Degree: B.A.
Required GPA: 2.0
Credits Required for Major: 36
Credits Required to Graduate: 120

 
Requirements
Course Credits Freshmen Sophomore Junior Senior
    Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring
ENG (0122) 231 Literature in English I* 3 or ✓            
ENG (0122) 232 Literature in English II* 3   or ✓          
ENG (0122) 233 Literature in English III* 3     or ✓        
ENG (0122) 250 The Study of Literature* 3     or ✓        
Literature Track
or
Creative Writing Track

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Level I-IV Language ** 0-12 or ✓ or ✓ or ✓ or ✓
*Students must receive a C or better in these classes
**Students may elect to sit for the language competency examination to be exempt from the foreign language requirement

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