Students interested in creative writing should start, after completing the FDR requirement in Writing, with 200-level courses in literature and 200-level workshop courses (ENGL 201 , ENGL 202 , ENGL 203 , ENGL 204 , ENGL 206 , ENGL 207 , ENGL 210 and ENGL 215 ). ENGL 203 and ENGL 204 are usually offered in Fall and Winter; others are offered as staffing permits.
Next, find an advisor in the English Department; if you would like assistance finding an advisor, visit the Department Head during his or her office hours for help.
Students may major in English (11 courses) and also minor in Creative Writing (6 courses), but if they do so, only 3 courses may overlap (minimum 14 courses total). Any of the creative writing workshops may count as electives towards the English major. A few senior English majors write creative Senior Honors Theses, with the permission of the department and the requisite GPA. Supervisors of Creative Senior Honors Theses include the regular creative writing faculty and Beth Staples, Editor of Shenandoah.
One course may, with English Department approval in advance, come from a department or program other than English. It may substitute for a requirement in any category above, as long as reading and writing requirements are commensurate with English Department standards for a course of that type.
In meeting the requirements of this minor, a student may not use more than nine credits that are also used to meet the requirements of any other major or minor.
