B.A. English, Creative Writing Option

Program Admissions Requirements

There are no program admission requirements for the B.A. in English, Literary option.

General Education

The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Objective 1		6
Objective 2		3
Objective 3 - MATH 1123 Recommended 1		3
Objective 4		6
Objective 5		7
Objective 6		6
Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 8		3
Objective 7
Objective 8
Objective 9		3
Total Credits		37

1	“P” courses are equivalent to the original course.

Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ENGL 2206	Creative Writing Workshop	3
ENGL 2211	Introduction to Literary Analysis	3
ENGL 2280	Grammar and Usage	3
or ENGL 2281	Introduction to Language Studies
ENGL 3306	Intermediate Creative Writing Workshop	3
ENGL 3311	Literary Criticism and Theory	3
ENGL 4406	Advanced Poetry Workshop	3
ENGL 4408	Advanced Prose Workshop	3
ENGL 4494	Senior Seminar in Creative Writing	3
Select two of the following survey courses:		6
ENGL 2267	Survey of British Literature I Beginnings through 18th Century
ENGL 2268	Survey of British Literature II 19th Century to Present
ENGL 2277	Survey of American Literature I Beginnings to 1860
ENGL 2278	Survey of American Literature II 1860 to Present
Select two of the following genre study courses:		6
ENGL 3321	Genre Studies in Drama
ENGL 3322	Genre Studies in Poetry
ENGL 3323	Genre Studies in Fiction
ENGL 3324	Genre Studies in NonFiction
ENGL 3327	Special Topics in Genre
Select one of the following period courses:		3
ENGL 4461	Studies in Classical Literature
ENGL 4462	Studies in Medieval Literature
ENGL 4463	Studies in Renaissance Literature
ENGL 4464	Studies in Seventeenth Century Literature
ENGL 4465	Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature
ENGL 4466	Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature
ENGL 4467	Studies in Late Nineteenth Century Literature
ENGL 4468	Studies in Early Twentieth Century Literature
ENGL 4469	Studies in Contemporary Literature
Select one of the following theme, identity, and performance studies courses:		3
ENGL 3305	Art of the Film II
ENGL 3328	Gender in Literature
ENGL 3356	Ethnicity in Literature
ENGL 4453	American Indian Literature
ENGL 4470	Post-Colonial Literature
ENGL 4490	Topics in Folklore
ENGL 4492	Folklore and Literature
Select one of the following advanced writing courses:		3
ENGL 4401	Advanced Composition
ENGL 4404	Creative Writing: Forms and Craft
ENGL 4405	Creative Writing in the Schools
ENGL 4409	Literary Magazine Production
To graduate as an English major, a student must maintain at least a 2.25 grade point average in courses within the English curriculum.
Total Credits		45

​Degree Totals

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Program Admission Requirements		0
General Education		37
Major Requirements		45
Upper Division Free Electives		6
Free Electives		32
Total Credits		120

ISU Degree Requirements

ISU General Education

Major Academic Plan (MAP)