Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Arts and Letters

Department of English

Creative Writing, Undergraduate Certificate


Academic Information

Whether your creative genre is fiction, poetry, or nonfiction, this certificate provides experience and stimulation to advance students’ writing skills, discipline, and habits.

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Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Arts and Letters

Department of English

Creative Writing, Undergraduate Certificate


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What Can I Do with a Certificate in Creative Writing?

This certificate enables students who desire to develop a talent for writing to focus on the techniques of creative writing and to discover the scope of this exciting and challenging discipline. Attaining a Bachelor's degree in English with this specialization certificate can help graduates verify training for the post-degree marketplace, whether for employment or post-degree educational purposes, thus allowing them to distinguish themselves from competitors.

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Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Arts and Letters

Department of English

Creative Writing, Undergraduate Certificate


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Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Arts and Letters

Department of English

Creative Writing, Undergraduate Certificate


Overview

In addition to University Requirements:

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

Minimum Units for Completion 15
Major GPA 3.0

Purpose Statement

The Creative Writing Certificate introduces non-English majors to the range of written art: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry.   At the completion of the certificate, students will have attained the literacy skills necessary to compete for jobs and graduate programs that require high-level communication.   In the certificate, students have opportunities to develop an understanding of the different uses of narrative, lyricism, facts, form, and genre for the purposes of self-expression, argument, entertainment, and enlightenment. They will read work from a variety of perspectives and cultures, which will increase not only their storytelling and art-making skills, but also their empathy.  The certificate can thus help students prepare themselves to become productive, responsible members of the communities in which they live and work.

Student Learning Outcomes

General Knowledge of English:

Proficiencies:Applications & Attitudes

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College of Arts and Letters

Department of English

Creative Writing, Undergraduate Certificate


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Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Arts and Letters

Department of English

Creative Writing, Undergraduate Certificate


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