Creative Writing, BFA

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1	Creative Writing, BFA				2023-2024
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3	Traditional Major Program Requirements
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5	Lower Division Requirements	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
6	ENG101 Introduction to the Discipline	1	-	Fall
7	ENG201 Introduction to Literature	3	ENG100/101 or ENG123/123E & 123L are a pre-req or co-req	Fall, Spring
8	ENG273 Introduction to Creative Writing	3	ENG100/101 or ENG123/123E & 123L are a pre-req or co-req	Fall, Spring
9	Lower Division Elective Requirement	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
10	Complete six (6) units from the following:
11	ENG213, 223, 233, 243, 253, 263	6	ENG100/101 or ENG123/123E & 123L are a pre-req or co-req	See catalog for course offerings
12	Upper Division Requirements	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
13	ENG431 Literary Journal Editing and Publishing	3	ENG123 or ENG123E & ENG123L	Spring
14	ENG498 Capstone in Creative Writing	3	-	Spring	Permission of Chair
15	Complete one of the following two semester sequences:
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17	ENG384 Writing Fiction	3	ENG123 or ENG123E & ENG123L	Fall
18	and ENG484 Advanced Writing Fiction	3	ENG384	Spring
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20	ENG385 Writing Poetry	3	ENG123 or ENG123E & ENG123L	Spring
21	and ENG485 Advanced Writing Poetry	3	ENG385	Fall (odd years)
22	Upper Division Creative Writing Elective Requirements	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
23	Complete six (6) units from the following:
24	ENG384 Writing Fiction	3	ENG123 or ENG123E & ENG123L	Fall
25	ENG385 Writing Poetry	3	ENG123 or ENG123E & ENG123L	Spring
26	ENG386 Writing Creative Non-Fiction	3	ENG123 or ENG123E & ENG123L	Fall (odd years)
27	ENG411 Special Topics in Creative Writing	3	ENG123 or ENG123E & ENG123L	Fall (even years)
28	ENG484 Advanced Fiction Writing	3	ENG384	Spring
29	ENG485 Advanced Poetry Writing	3	ENG385	Fall (odd years)
30	Upper Division Writing Elective Requirements	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
31	Complete three (3) units from the following:
32	ENG384 Writing Fiction	3	ENG123 or ENG123E & ENG123L	Fall
33	ENG385 Writing Poetry		ENG123 or ENG123E & ENG123L	Spring
34	ENG386 Writing Creative Non-Fiction		ENG123 or ENG123E & ENG123L	Fall (odd years)
35	ENG411 Special Topics in Creative Writing		ENG123 or ENG123E & ENG123L	Fall (even years)
36	ENG484 Advanced Fiction Writing		ENG384	Spring
37	ENG485 Advanced Poetry Writing		ENG385	Fall (odd years)
38	FLM301 Basic Screenwriting		ENG113 or ENG113E & ENG113L & FLM105	Fall
39	JRN312 Magazine and Feature Writing		JRN170	Spring
40	Upper Division Editing, Language, & Theory Elective Requirements	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
41	Complete six (6) units from the following:
42	COM405 Rhetorical Criticism	3		Spring & Online
43	ENG401 Literary Theory and Criticism	3	ENG123 or ENG123E & ENG123L, ENG201 & 1 Lit	Spring & Online
44	ENG454 Writing in Context	3	ENG123 or ENG123E & ENG123L	Spring
45	ENG463 Language Structure & Acquisition	3	ENG123 or ENG123E & ENG123L	Fall & Online
46	ENG491 Internship	3	-	Fall, Spring, SUmmer	Permission of the Department Chair
47	JRN349 Editing for Print and Online Media	3	ENG113, ENG113E & ENG113L or JRN170	Spring & Online
48	PHI312 Beauty	3	ARC210, ART242, DES310, FLM250, GDM310, ILL210, PHI213, WLD181 or PHO330	Spring
49	Christian Literary Studies Requirement	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
50	Complete three (3) units from the following:
51	ENG365 Christian Classics	3	ENG123 or ENG123E & ENG123L	Spring (odd years)
52	ENG366 Faith and Literature	3	ENG123 or ENG123E & ENG123L	Fall (even years)
53	Upper Division Literature Elective Requirement	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
54	Complete three (3) units from the following:
55	ENG313, 314, 323, 333, 343, 345, 355, 365, 366 400, 409,413 420, 430, 440, 443, 460	3	Varies (see catalog)	Varies (see catalog)
56	Upper Division Literature & Arts Elective Requirement	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
57	Complete five to six (5-6) units from the following:
58	See approved list from catalog	5-6	Varies (see catalog)	Varies (see catalog)
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60	Optional Concentrations (12 units - See catalog for more details):
61	Digital Literary Studies
62	Journalism and New Media
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64	Total Required Units	124
65	Major	51-52
66	General Education	34-37
67	Electives	35-39
68	Total Required Upper Division Units	39
69	Major	38-39
70	Electives	0-1
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