How to Declare
After successful completion of English 223, students should schedule an appointment with an English advisor to declare and make a course plan. Students declared as Creative Writing Minors will receive priority registration for English 323 and 324, so it is important to declare the minor soon after a specialization is selected.
English Creative Writing Minor advising appointments can be scheduled at: Advising Appointments.
Creative Writing Minor Requirements
Before Winter 2027
The Creative Writing Minor course sequence is:
223 - Creative Writing
323 - Creative Writing: Fiction OR 324 - Creative Writing: Poetry OR 325 - Art of the Essay
423 - Advanced Fiction Writing* OR 424 - Adv. Poetry Writing* OR 425- Adv. Essay Writing*
*423, 424, and 425 will satisfy the ULWR9 additional credits of English Language or Literature Courses. Students may include a creative writing course in a genre other than the one in which they are focusing.
NEW Creative Writing Minor Requirements
Effective Winter 2027
Starting Winter 2027, English Majors are now eligible to elect the Creative Writing Minor!
COMING SOON! As part of our revised Minor in Creative Writing, the English Department will be launching an undergraduate creative writing journal. Course credit for producing this journal will be earned through English 338.
The NEW Creative Writing Minor course sequence is:
English 223 (one prerequisite course, 3 credits total)
An intermediate and advanced course in Creative Writing in one area of focus (two courses, 6 credits total):
Prose Fiction: ENGLISH 323 and 423
Poetry: ENGLISH 324 and 424
Creative Non-Fiction: ENGLISH 325, 345 or 425 (students focusing in creative-nonfiction can elect any two of the three creative non-fiction courses listed)
One English course focused on a critical/creative approach (one course, 3 credits total):
NEW! ENGLISH 358 (Reading Like a Writer: Critical/Creative Explorations) OR NEW! ENGLISH 458 (Reading Like a Writer: Advanced Critical/Creative Explorations)
A total of two courses chosen from the following options (two courses, 6 credits total):
NEW! ENGLISH 338 (How to Make a Literary Journal: Editing and Production)
NEW! ENGLISH 348 (Reading and Writing with the Zell Visiting Writers)
NEW! ENGLISH 358 (Reading Like a Writer: Critical/Creative Explorations) OR NEW! ENGLISH 458 (Reading Like a Writer: Advanced Critical/Creative Explorations)
a 300- or 400-level creative writing course in a genre other than the student’s chosen specialization; students may count a 300- or 400-level Residential College course for this option
