Description

The USF English department offers advanced degrees in Literature, Rhetoric and Composition, and Creative Writing. Faculty members include award‐winning authors, which benefits the wide range of students interested in developing their own creative writing skills. The Creative Writing Certificate provides expert instruction, a supportive atmosphere, and a well‐structured program. The Graduate Certificate fulfills the needs for both degree seeking (internal) and non‐degree seeking (external) students. It provides students enrolled in traditional graduate programs with opportunity to develop their writing skills, widen the scope of their graduate education, and enhance their employment opportunities. Additionally, it provides an ideal learning environment for students who, although not pursuing a Master’s degree in English, want to acquire the necessary skills for creative writing.

Course Location/Delivery

Campus

Admissions Requirements

Must meet University Graduate Admissions and English Proficiency requirements.  In addition, must also meet the following:

• B.S. in English or related discipline
• minimum GPA 3.30
• minimum GPA 3.50 in the major
• a writing sample

Application Process

To learn about the application process, and to access the application, please review our application process.

Prerequisites

None

Requirements of this Certificate (15 Credit Hours)

The program requires 15 hours coursework for certification. Six hours (two courses) of a core curriculum. Select two:

• CRW 6130 Fiction Writing Credit Hours: 3
• CRW 6164 The Craft of Fiction Credit Hours: 3
• CRW 6331 Poetry Writing Credit Hours: 3
• CRW 6236 Nonfiction Writing Credit Hours: 3

Electives

Three courses, or 9 credit hours of electives are selected from the elective course list below. Electives may also be selected from the list of core courses and must be approved by the certificate coordinator

• ENG 6018 Studies in Criticism and Theory I Credit Hours: 3
• LIT 6096 Studies in Contemporary Literature Credit Hours: 3
• LIT 6934 Selected Topics in English Studies Credit Hours: 1-6 approved by the Creative Writing Coordinator or Graduate Director
• Any 6000‐level literature course

Time Limit

2 years

Credit Toward Graduate Degree

The certificate course credits may be applied to a graduate degree with departmental approval.

Contacts

Contact Information: http://www.grad.usf.edu/cert