Curriculum: English

Concentration:Creative Writing

Degree earned: Bachelor of Arts in English: Creative Writing

Effective: 07/2009
Updated:

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

ENG 101 Academic Writing and ResearchH
Foreign Language 2011, K
History I2, C
Math3, A
Social Science4, D

4
3
3
3
3

16

 

Linguistics, Rhetoric, and Writing Practice9
History II 2
GEP Natural Science RequirementB
Math3, A
Social Science4, D

3
3
4
3
3

16

 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

Literature I7
LCW Elective14
Social Science4
GEP Natural Science RequirementB
Arts and Letters5
GEP PE Fitness and Wellness CourseE

3
3
3
3
3
1

16

 

Literature II8
Linguistics, Rhetoric, and Writing Practice9
Social Science4
Philosophy6,C
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives RequirementG
PE GEP Healthy Living ElectiveE

3
3
3
3
3
1

16

 
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

Literature before 180010
LCW Elective14
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives RequirementG
Free Elective17
Free Elective17

3
3
2-3
3
3

14-15

 

Literature after 180011
LCW Elective14
GEP Additional Breadth Requirement (Nat. Sci/MathF
Free Elective17
Free Elective17

3
3
3

3
3

15

 
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

Author / Genre12
LCW Elective14
Free Elective17
Free Elective17
Free Elective17

3
3
3
3
3

15

 

World Literature13
Free Elective17
Free Elective17
Free Elective17

3
3
3
3

12

 
Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation*I, J, 15, 16**  : 120
 
Footnotes:        
 

Major/Program Footnotes:

Students must receive a C- or better in all courses used to satisfy requirements listed in notes 7-14.
Students may use no more than four 200-level courses to satisfy requirements listed in notes7-14 below.
**An asterisked course may satisfy a requirement listed in notes 7-12 below only when its content is appropriate to that requirement. Appropriateness will be determined by the English Department, and changes to the degree audit will be made manually.

1 Foreign Language.  Proficiency at the 201 level is required.  a. Students with high school credit or other knowledge of French, German, Latin, or Spanish must take a placement test to determine the appropriate level for their first course. b.  Students who place into FL  _ 202 or above have met the language requirement and are eligible to receive 3 hours of advanced placement credit by enrolling in the course into which they are placed and earning a grade of “C-“ or better on the first attempt.  c.  FL 202 is recommended.  NOTE:  FL 101 will not count towards graduation unless in a language other than the one used to fill the University’s FL 102 proficiency requirement.

2 History Two 200-level courses are required in History, one each from Groups I and II.  Group I:  AFS 275, 276; HI 207, 215, 216, 233, 263, 264, 270, 275, 276.  Group II:  HI 205, 208, 209, 210, 221, 222, 251, 252.

 3 Math Choose 6 hours from the GEP Mathematical Sciences list (at least one with MA or ST prefix)

4 Social Science Four 3-credit courses from at least three of the following areas:  ANT, ARE, EC, PS, PSY, SOC.  Also ENG 210, GEO 220, IDS 401, or STS 402. Choose at least 2 courses from the GEP Social Sciences list. 12 credits.

5 Arts and Letters. One three-credit course from the following list:  All HA courses; all 200 and above REL courses;  ADN 111, 112, 202, 212, 219, 231, 272, 273, 281, 311, 384, 386, 414, or 454;  AFS 340 or 375; ARC 140, 141, or 142; ARS 251, 252, 259, 306, 351, or 353; COM 103 203, 213, 233, 243, 303, 321, 323, 333, 340, 364, 374, or 411;  DAN 272 or 295; ENG 282, 283, 364, 374, 375, or 492; FL 216; FLF 318; FLG 318; FLS 318; GD 200 or 342; GRK 310; IDS 496; LAR 444; LAT 310; MUS 180, 200, 202, 205, 206, 230, 260, 306, 310, 315, 320, 330, 335, 350, 360.

6 Philosophy. One 3-credit PHI course from the approved GEP Humanities list.

7 Literature I. One three-credit course from the following list:  ENG/ FL 219, 220, 221, 222, 394**; ENG 251, 261, 262, 362, 363, 385, 390, 439, 449, 451, 452, 453, 462, 463, 486, 487, 490, 491**, 497

8 Literature II.  One three-credit course from the following list:  ENG/FL 222, 223, 246, 394**, 406, 407; ENG 248, 249, 252, 265, 266, 349, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 376, 377, 380, 382, 383, 398, 399, 420, 448, 464, 465, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 475, 476, 491**,     

9 Linguistics, Rhetoric, and Writing Practice. Two three-credit courses. Students must select courses from two different areas.
Linguistics—ENG 210, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 491**, 494, 524, 525, 527, 533, 534, 535
Rhetoric—ENG 321, 323, 411, 422, 425, 426, 491**
Writing Practice—ENG 201, 214, 215, 272, 287, 288, 289, 314, 315, 323, 350, 381, 383, 388, 389, 417, 421, 433, 488, 489, 491**

10 Literature before 1800. One three-credit course from one of the following lists:    
   Medieval British Literature—ENG 451, 452, 490, 491**, 509, 510, 551, 578  
   Renaissance British literature—ENG 439, 449, 460**, 486, 487, 491**, 561, 562, 563, 579
   Eighteenth-Century British Literature—ENG 362, 460**, 462, 491**, 562, 563, 579
   Colonial/American Literature before 1800—ENG 420**, 467, 491**, 531

11 Literature after 1800. One three-credit course from one of the following lists:  
   Nineteenth-Century British Literature—ENG 363, 453, 460**, 463, 491**, 550, 560, 564 
   U.S. Literature before 1900—ENG 368, 369, 420**, 448, 467, 468, 469, 476, 491**, 531, 555, 565, 573, 575
   Twentieth/Twenty-First Century British or American Literature— ENG 370, 371, 372, 373, 380, 382, 398,
     399, 420**, 460**, 464, 465, 470, 471, 491**, 548, 549, 570, 571, 572, 573, 576, 577, 580
 
12 Author / Genre. One three-credit course from one of the following lists:
   Author—ENG/FL 392, 539**; ENG 420, 451, 460, 486, 487, 491**, 551, 558, 561      
   Genre—ENG/FL 393, 497**, 539**; ENG/WGS 305; ENG 362, 363, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 376, 377, 380, 382, 491**,  
    563, 564, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 576, 577, 578, 579; REL 444, 544      

13 World Literature.  One three-credit course from the following list:     
ENG/FL 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 246, 392, 393, 394, 406, 407, 497, 539; ENG 349, 385, 390, 491**, 549, 574; REL 444, 544. 

14 Creative Writing Restricted Electives.  Four three-credit courses from the following list:  ENG 287, 288, 289, 381, 388, 389, 433, 488, 489, 491**, 499, 588, 589, 590. No more than three of the Creative Writing Restricted electives may be taken at the 200 level. 12 hours. 

15 Residency requirement.  A minimum of 15 hours in the major at NC State. 

16 Grade point average requirement.  A minimum GPA of 2.0 overall and in the major is required for graduation.

 17A maximum of 12 hours of free electives may be taken for credit only.

 *General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes:
To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied.
University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html.

  1. Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Mathematical Sciences course list
  2. Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Natural Sciences course list
  3. Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  :  History Group I (AFS 275, 276, HI 207, 215, 216, 233, 263, 264, 270, 275, 276); any PHI course on the GEP Humanities list.
  4. Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  Social Science requirement4
  5. Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list.
  6. Additional Breadth  - (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists)
    x   Mathematical Sciences/Natural Sciences/Engineering
  7. Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list
  8. Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better )

    The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements:
  9. U.S. Diversity (USD)
    Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite.
  10. Global Knowledge (GK)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite.
  11. Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation