Program Reguirements - Total Semester Hours: 40

1. 40 semester hours including the following:
   1. 8 s.h. of writing arts courses chosen from such offerings as: Poetry Workshop, Short Story Workshop, The Craft of the Poet, The Essay, Works in Progress;
   2. 16 s.h. of Individual Projects in writing or additional writing courses which may include 8 credits in an apprenticeship mode, either off campus or as a peer teacher for a member of the writing faculty. The character and timing of these projects should be carefully considered with the student’s writing arts adviser;
   3. 8 s.h. of courses in various periods and genres of literature;
   4. 4 s.h. of aesthetics, creativity or literary theory, or an equivalent approved by the student’s adviser;
   5. 4 s.h. Senior Project.
2. Upper-Level Seminar (College requirement), 4 s.h.