Creative Writing Minor

Any candidate for the bachelor’s degree (except for English majors with the Creative Writing option) may also elect to obtain a Minor in Creative Writing.

Minor Requirements (32 units)

After completing ENGL 1001 , students must complete 32 quarter units, approved by a Creative Writing advisor.

Required Courses:

ENGL 2070 - Beginning Workshop in Fiction Units: 4
ENGL 2075 - Beginning Workshop in Poetry Units: 4

Select a minimum of 24 quarter units from:

ENGL 3070 - Intermediate Workshop in Fiction Units: 4
ENGL 3071 - Writing Women’s Lives: A Workshop Units: 4
ENGL 4070 - Advanced Workshop in Fiction Units: 4
ENGL 4075 - Advanced Workshop in Poetry Units: 4
ENGL 4900 - Independent Study Units: 1-4
Upper division Modern American or British literature, or genre courses Units: 4-8

Note:

Creative writing courses may be repeated for credit. See course descriptions for limitations.

Course Descriptions

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Other Undergraduate Degree Requirements

In addition to major requirements, every student must also complete the University requirements for graduation which are described throughout this catalog. These include the General Education-Breadth requirements; the second composition (ENGL 1002 ) requirement; the cultural groups/women requirement; the performing arts/activities requirement; the U.S. history, U.S. Constitution, and California state and local government requirement; the University Writing Skills Requirement; and the residence, unit, and grade point average requirements.