English, Creative Writing (3 yr) (GPS)

Courses Taken Prior to Matriculation

• WSU Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• WSU Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• WSU Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• WSU Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• WSU Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Fall One

• ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE - WSU Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• ELECTIVE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 4

• Beginning Language Course (1010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

• CORE - WSU Core Math Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Spring One

• Beginning Language Course (1020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

• ENG Course - Choose from group A, B, or C Credit Hour(s): 3**
• ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 3060 - Introduction to Literary Study Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE - WSU Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Summer One

• CORE - WSU Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE - WSU Core Science Course Credit Hour(s): 4

Fall Two

• ENG 3820 - Introduction to Poetry Writing Credit Hour(s): 3

• OR

• ENG 3830 - Introduction to Fiction Writing Credit Hour(s): 3 ***

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• Intermediate Language Course (2010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

• ENG Survey - Choose from Group A, B, or C** Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG Elective - English Upper-Level Elecitve ENG 3010 - 4000 Credit Hour(s): 3
• ELECTIVE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Spring Two

• ENG 4610 - Rhetoric, Culture and Persuasion Credit Hour(s): 3

• OR

• ENG 4710 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit Hour(s): 3

• OR

• ENG 4720 - History of the English Language Credit Hour(s): 3

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• Intermediate Language Course (2020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*
• ENG Course - Lit Studies Course ENG 4200-4470 Credit Hour(s): 3

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• ENG 3820 - Introduction to Poetry Writing Credit Hour(s): 3

• OR

• ENG 3830 - Introduction to Fiction Writing Credit Hour(s): 3 ***

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• CW Elective - Creative Writing Elective Credit Hour(s): 3***

Summer Two

• CORE - WSU Core Science Course Credit Hour(s): 4
• ELECTIVE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Fall Three

• PHL 3000 - Critical Thinking Credit Hour(s): 3
• ELECTIVE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• ELECTIVE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG Course - Lit Studies Course ENG 4200-4470 Credit Hour(s): 3
• CW ELECTIVE - Creative Writing Elective Credit Hour(s): 3***

Spring Three

• ENG 4820 - Advanced Poetry Writing Seminar Credit Hour(s): 3

• OR

• ENG 4830 - Advanced Fiction Writing Seminar Credit Hour(s): 3

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• ENG Elective - English Upper-level Elective ENG 3010-4490 Credit Hour(s): 3
• COLA Methods - See Degree Audit for Choices Credit Hour(s): 3
• ELECTIVE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• ELECTIVE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Notes:

  *Languages include Arabic (ARA), American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese (CHI), French (FR), German (GER), Greek (GR), Latin (LAT), and Spanish (SPN).   

 **Group A (British) ENG 3210-3230; Group B (American) ENG 3310-3320; Group C (Non-national) ENG 3200-3440. Students must take one survey each from two areas.

***Creative Writing students must take ENG 3820 (poetry) and ENG 3830 (fiction). Students must take either ENG 4820 (poetry) or ENG 4830 (fiction). Creative Writing (CW) electives may be chosen from ENG 3810, 3840, 4810, 4850 or 4820 (if not previously taken) or 4830 (if not previously taken).  At least one CW elective must be at the 4000 level.