Requirements for the Cross-Genre Minor in Creative Writing

The Cross-Genre Minor in Writing is not application based.  Students may declare the minor when they have taken the two introductory courses required, and one course from the core course menu.

7 Courses, as follows

(No creative writing course may be taken pass/fail or audited)

Two Introductory Courses*

• 206 Reading & Writing Poetry**
                 AND
  
• 207 Reading & Writing Fiction (pre-requisite: 206)
                  OR
  
• 208 Reading & Writing Creative Nonfiction (pre-requisite: 206)

Two Core Courses in the same genre from the following***

Poetry: English 306 or substitute Writing 302
Fiction: English 307 or substitute Writing 301
Creative Nonfiction: English 308 or substitute Writing 303

One Course in a different genre from the following***

Poetry: English 306 or substitute Writing 302
Fiction: English 307 or substitute Writing 301
Creative Nonfiction: English 308 or substitute Writing 303
Cross-Genre: English 307

Two 300-level literature classes****

(from English Department offerings ONLY):

• 1 on material written prior to 1798
  
• 1 on material written after 1798
  

 

Notes:

* The School for Continuing Studies also offer courses under English 206, 207, and 208. These courses do not count toward the Cross-Genre Minor in Creative Writing.

** Freshmen may not enroll in this class until their first spring quarter.  Seniors may not enroll until add/drop week.

*** Courses run by the Center for the Writing Arts (Writing 301, 302, 303) are by application only.  Check their website for application deadlines and courses offered.

**** Students who have completed both sections of either American Literary Traditions (270-1,2) or British Literary Traditions (210-1,2) can use these two courses to count as ONE of these six literature courses.