Below are the requirements for the concentration in Creative Writing. 

To see descriptions of these courses, check the general course descriptions. Faculty usually provide a more extensive description of the courses when they are offered.

Check with the Creative Writing Program Coordinator at least once each semester to track your progress.

Undergraduate Creative Writing Coordinator

Alan Soldofsky
(408) 924-4439
Alan.Soldofsky@sjsu.edu
Faculty Offices 106

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Important Form(s)

Bachelor of Arts Worksheets: Creative Writing (Word doc)

 

Course Requirements

Note: Click on courses for pop-up descriptions.

General Education Requirements			48 units
	Of the 51 units required by the university, 3 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major advisor for details.
American Institutions			(6 units)
	Of the 6 units required by the university, all may be satisfied within general education requirements as specified in the schedule of classes.
Physical Education			2 units
Requirements in the English Major			21 units
	ENGL 56B ENGL 68A ENGL 68B ENGL 100W	English Literature, Romantic Era to the Present American Literature to 1865 American Literature 1865 to Present Writing Workshop for Majors	12 units
	Select one: ENGL 122 ENGL 123A ENGL 123B ENGL 123C ENGL 123D ENGL 125	Topics in Comparative World Literature Literature for Global Understanding, the Americas Literature for Global Understanding, Africa Literature for Global Understanding, Oceania Literature for Global Understanding, Asia European Literature: Homer to Dante	3 units
	Select one: ENGL 144 ENGL 145	Shakespeare I Shakespeare & Performance	3 units
	ENGL 193C	Capstone Seminar in Creative Writing and Self-Reflection	3 units
Prerequisite for the Creative Writing Concentration
	ENGL 71	Creative Writing Note: Prerequisite is not included in the 27 units below.	3 units
Requirements in the Creative Writing Concentration			27 units
	ENGL 139	Living Writers Seminar	3 units
	Complete 5 courses from the following: Note: All are repeatable for a maximum of 6 units.		15 units
	ENGL 105 ENGL 130 ENGL 131 ENGL 133 ENGL 135	Advanced Composition Fiction Writing Poetry Writing Reed Magazine Creative Nonfiction Writing
	Complete 3 courses from the following:		9 units
	ENGL 149 ENGL 150 ENGL 151 ENGL 153B ENGL 161 ENGL 162 ENGL 163 ENGL 164 ENGL 165 ENGL 166 ENGL 167 ENGL 168 ENGL 169 ENGL 176 ENGL 177	The Romantic Period The Victorian Age Twentieth Century Poetry Nineteenth Century British Novel American Literature to 1830 American Literature: 1830-1865 American Literature: 1865-1910 American Literature: 1910- 1945 Topics in Ethnic American Literature American Literature Since 1945 Steinbeck The American Novel Ethnicity in American Literature The Short Story Twentieth Century Fiction
Foreign Language Requirement			0-10 units
	Completion of 1B course at SJSU or equivalent transfer satisfies the language requirement, as do courses above 1B in any language.
Electives of Minor			12-22 units
TOTAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS			120 units

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