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English, Creative Writing Concentration, B.A.

Admission Requirements

Freshmen and Transfers

Minimum GPA: 2.0
Declaration of Major: Change of Major forms accepted year-round; students must make an advising appointment during SOAR and when declaring the major
Transferable Credit Hours: 24

Degree Requirements

Students in the major must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours in English courses, including 12 credit hours at the 4000-level.

General Education Courses (37-41 credit hours)

For details on required courses, refer to the General Education Program .

Foreign Language Courses

Students with an English major (all concentrations) are required to demonstrate foreign language competency at the intermediate level. Intermediate proficiency requires completion of a 2000-level or above course in a foreign language that uses the Latin alphabet (e.g., French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish) or a 1202-level course in a language that does not use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Chinese, Ancient Greek, Modern Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Russian, etc.).

Major Courses (21 credit hours)

Introductory Creative Writing Courses (6 credit hours)

Select two of the following:

Intermediate Creative Writing Course (3 credit hours)

Select one of the following:

Advanced Creative Writing Courses (6 credit hours)

Select two of the following:

ENGL 4202 - Advanced Poetry Writing (3) (W)
or ENGL 4208 - Poetry Writing Workshop (3) (W)
ENGL 4203 - Advanced Fiction Writing (3) (W)
or ENGL 4209 - Fiction Writing Workshop (3) (W)
ENGL 4206 - Writing Creative Nonfiction (3) (W)
ENGL 4207 - Writing Young Adult Fiction (3) (W)
ENGL 4290 - Advanced Creative Project (3) (O)

Literature Courses (6 credit hours)

Select one course from two of the following categories:

Pre-1800 British Literature

Post-1800 British Literature

Pre-1900 American Literature

Post-1900 American Literature

Children’s Literature

Restricted Elective Courses (15 credit hours)

Students select fifteen additional credit hours in ENGL courses at the 2000-level or above.

Minor Courses (18 credit hours)

A Major in English also requires completion of either a minor established at UNC Charlotte or an individually designed course of study consisting of a minimum of 18 credit hours in coursework selected from English and/or other departments, approved by the student’s Department of English advisor and undergraduate coordinator. Students with a second major in another department are considered to have satisfied the minor requirement.

Unrestricted Elective Courses

As needed.

Degree Total = 120 Credit Hours

Grade Requirements

A GPA of 2.0 or above in all English courses above the 1000-level is required for graduation.

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