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Creative Writing, B.A., Specialization in Memoir and Essay
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College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
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Department of English
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Catalog Year: 2023
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This is a sample schedule of all general education, CAS Exploratory and major requirements for this degree in a 4-year plan. Courses in bold are designated as critical and may be prerequisites to subsequent major courses or may affect timeline for graduation due to specific semester offering. Please see the notes column for further clarification.
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The below plan is based on minimum SAT Writing 620-800 or AP/IB/CLEP equivalents.
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Semester One (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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Major Elective 1 of 44CMajorPrerequisite varies with choiceENG 1700 or ENG 1500 do not have prerequisites and are suggested for G.E. Literature. See catalog for additional options. Please see notes below for more information on this requirement.
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Language corequisite 1140 (or COM 1500)4CMultiplePlacementTwo-semester sequence in a modern foreign language or equivalent with placement
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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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WRT 1060 - Composition II4CGeneral EducationWRT 1050 with grade of C or higher; placementPrerequisite to subsequent Writing Intensive courses
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Semester Two (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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CW 2500 - Introduction to Memoir and Essay4B-MajorWRT 1060 or equivalent with a grade of (C) or higher.CW 2500 is the prerequisite to CW 3500. CW 2100 can be substituted and works as the pre-requisite for CW 3500 as well.
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Major Elective 2 of 44CMajorPrerequisite varies with choiceCourse must be at the 2000-level or higher. See catalog for options. Please see notes below for more information on this requirement.
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Language corequisite 1150 (or COM 1501)4CMajorPlacementTwo-semester sequence in a modern foreign language or equivalent with placement
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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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Semester Three (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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Additional CW Workshop 1 of 24B-MajorPrerequisite varies with choiceSee catalog for specific course options.
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Elective4PassingElectivePrerequisite varies with choice"Elective" may need to include university requirements of G.E. Integration or credits at the 3000-4000 level
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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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Semester Four (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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CW 3500 - Workshop Memoir and Essay 4B-MajorCW 2500CW 3500 is the prerequisite to CW 4500.
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Major Elective 3 of 44CMajorPrerequisite varies with choiceCourse must be at the 3000-level or higher. See catalog for options. Please see notes below for more information on this requirement.
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Elective4PassingElectivePrerequisite varies with choice"Elective" may need to include university requirements of G.E. Integration or credits at the 3000-4000 level
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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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Semester Five (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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Additional CW Workshop 2 of 24B-MajorPrerequisite varies with choiceSee catalog for specific course options.
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Cognate Course 1 of 24CMajorPrerequisite varies with choiceSee catalog for specific course options.
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CAS Exploratory4PassingExploratoryPrerequisite varies with choiceSee CAS Exploratory Requirement below
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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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Semester Six (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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Cognate Course 2 of 24CMajorPrerequisite varies with choiceSee catalog for specific course options.
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CAS Exploratory 4PassingExploratoryPrerequisite varies with choiceSee CAS Exploratory Requirement below
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Elective4PassingElectivePrerequisite varies with choice"Elective" may need to include university requirements of G.E. Integration or credits at the 3000-4000 level
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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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Semester Seven (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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Major Elective 4 of 44CMajorPrerequisite varies with choiceCourse must be at the 3000-level or higher. See catalog for options. Please see notes below for more information on this requirement.
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CAS Exploratory4PassingExploratoryPrerequisite varies with choiceSee CAS Exploratory Requirement below
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Elective4PassingElectivePrerequisite varies with choice"Elective" may need to include university requirements of G.E. Integration or credits at the 3000-4000 level
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Elective4PassingElectivePrerequisite varies with choice"Elective" may need to include university requirements of G.E. Integration or credits at the 3000-4000 level
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Semester Eight (12 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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CW 4500 - Advanced Workshop Memoir and Essay4B-MajorCW 3500 or permission of instructor.Offered Winter only.
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Elective4PassingElectivePrerequisite varies with choice"Elective" may need to include university requirements of G.E. Integration or credits at the 3000-4000 level
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Elective4PassingElectivePrerequisite varies with choice"Elective" may need to include university requirements of G.E. Integration or credits at the 3000-4000 level
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Sample Schedule Notes:
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Students are encouraged to take at least three of their five required workshop classes before taking the capstone.
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Only one 1000-level course will be accepted for credit in the major.
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Workshop Elective courses may not be repeated for additional credit.
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At least 20 credits must be at the 3000-4000 level.
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A minimum grade of B- in each creative writing workshop course and a minimum grade of C in each literature course is required for the degree.
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ENG Literary History and Capstone courses require ENG 2100 as a prerequisite.
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Of the sixteen major elective credits: eight of these elective credits must be taken at the 3000 level.
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Of the sixteen major elective credits, twelve of these elective credits must be from the following group: FLM 2100, FLM 2320, all ENG courses.
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Of the sixteen major elective credits, students may use the remaining four elective credits to take another CW course, or another ENG course.
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Of the sixteen major elective credits, ENG 2100 can replace one of the 3000-level electives.
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ENG 2110, ENG 3110, and ENG 3680 cannot count towards the 16 major elective credits.
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Complete the requirements for a major offered by the College of Arts and Sciences with a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.00.
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Students majoring in creative writing may not use the ENG rubric to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences exploratory requirement.
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CAS Exploratory Requirement
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In addition to satisfying the university-wide general education requirements, all students with majors in the College of Arts and Sciences are required to complete at least three courses outside of their major rubric, for a minimum of 12 credits.
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A student may select these courses from either of the following: A single rubric of their choosing (e.g., HST) within the College of Arts and Sciences. A predefined thematic set of courses identified on the College of Arts and Sciences website.
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Students majoring in creative writing may not use the ENG rubric to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences exploratory requirement.
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Degree RequirementsCreditsNote
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General Education36
Multiple General Education course are fulfilled with courses in the Major to reach the 40 required credits
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DiversityIncluded
Multiple General Education and/or major courses also fulfill this area
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WIM/WIGE/CapstoneIncluded
Multiple General Education and/or major courses also fulfill this area
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CAS Exploratory Requirement12
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Major44
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Electives32
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Total Credits:124
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