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Degree Requirements for Professional Writing

I. Required Courses in Writing/ Journalism:

  • Intro to Journalism or Intro to Creative Writing
  • Intro to Professional Writing and/or Creative Nonfiction Writing
  • Fiction Writing or Poetry Writing
  • Magazine Writing or Feature Writing
  • Advanced Fiction Writing or Advanced Poetry Writing
  • Conference in Writing or Advanced Seminar in Writing

II. A minimum of four Literature courses, including English Literature 0055 and 0056

III. At least 18 credits from core courses in General Humanities and Foreign Languages

Last Reviewed: January 28, 2006