Creative Writing, BALAS
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences Major in Creative Writing
department website: English
creative writing website: Creative Writing
department faculty: English Faculty
advising: English & Creative Writing advising
email: english@illinois.edu
overview of college admissions & requirements: Liberal Arts & Sciences
college website: https://las.illinois.edu
Undergraduate Degree Programs in English
Majors:
English, BALAS with concentrations:
English, English Concentration, BALAS
English, English Teaching Concentration, BALAS
English, Topics in English Concentration, BALAS
Creative Writing, BALAS
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences Major in Creative Writing
General education: Students must complete the Campus General Education requirements.
Minimum required coursework equates to 36 hours in CW and ENGL courses. Twelve hours of 300- or 400-level courses in the major must be taken on this campus, of which at least three (3) hours must be Creative Writing Courses CW 404CW 406
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| Literature for Creative Writers | 6 | |
| Intro to Creative Writing | ||
| Reading for Writers | ||
| Craft | 3 | |
| The Craft Essay: Creative Reading, Reflection, and Revision | ||
| Creative Writing Workshops | 12 | |
| 12 hours of Creative Writing Workshops, including at least one of the following | ||
| 3-course (9-hour) Workshop sequences: | ||
| Poetry Workshop I and Poetry Workshop II and Poetry Workshop III | ||
or | ||
| Fiction Workshop I and Fiction Workshop II and Fiction Workshop III | ||
The remaining 3 hours in this category can be satisfied by a fourth CW Workshop outside of the chosen sequence. 1 | ||
| Writing and Literature | 3 | |
| 3 hours of Writing and Literature coursework, either: | ||
3 hours of non-Workshop CW coursework (CW 460, or another approved non-Workshop CW course) 2 | ||
or | ||
3 hours of ENGL coursework 3 | ||
| Additional Literature Coursework 4 | 12 | |
| 12 additional hours of approved ENGL coursework, including: | ||
9 hours of approved ENGL Literature coursework 5 | ||
3 hours of an ENGL Difference & Diaspora course 6 | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
| 1 | CW 404 and CW 406 may be repeated once for credit, but may not be repeated to fulfill this requirement. |
| 2 | Some sections of CW 199, CW 202, and CW 463 may or may not count as a non-Workshop class, depending on the topics offered in a given semester. |
| 3 | These hours must be taken at the 200-level or above. |
| 4 | A maximum of 3 hours of 100-level coursework may be counted towards the Additional Literature Coursework requirement. |
| 5 | Chosen from a list maintained by the Creative Writing Program and the English Advising Office. |
| 6 | Chosen from the Difference & Diaspora list maintained by the English Program and the English Advising office. |