Creative Writing Minor

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The Creative Writing minor is designed for aspiring writers of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, comics, and many other genres. Students learn to read others’ work and produce their own with attention to cultural and philosophical contexts. As they explore their individual interests in small, workshop-oriented classes, they also gain valuable career competencies and skills necessary to enter multiple graduate programs.

TOTAL MINOR HOURS: 15

Minor Requirements

Courses used to satisfy concentration requirements cannot be used to satisfy minor requirements. Any course appearing in both the Creatuve Writing Minor and the Creative Writing Concentration will be manually removed by your advisor.

Minor Core (9 Credit Hours)

CRW 3311 - Form and Technique of Poetry Credit(s): 3
CRW 3111 - Form and Technique of Fiction Credit(s): 3
Or
CRW 3211 - Form and Technique of Nonfiction Credit(s): 3
Any major course listed in the Literary Studies concentration including a 2000-level LIT course

Any two of the following:

CRW 3112 - Fiction I Credit(s): 3
CRW 3121 - Fiction II Credit(s): 3
CRW 3212 - Nonfiction I Credit(s): 3
CRW 3221 - Nonfiction II Credit(s): 3
CRW 3312 - Poetry I Credit(s): 3
CRW 3321 - Poetry II Credit(s): 3
CRW 4930 - Selected Topics in Creative Writing Credit(s): 1-3

GPA Requirements

Grading Requirement

A grade of below C- will not be counted toward fulfilling the minor requirements.

Advising Information - College of Arts and Sciences

USF students schedule advising appointments online through USF Archivum Platform. Students are encouraged to meet with their advisor each semester to discuss courses planning, degree progression, and career preparation.

Tampa campus website: https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/students/academic-advising/index.aspx
For questions, EnglishAdvise@usf.edu.

St. Pete campus website: https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/academics/academic-resources/academic-advising/about/index.aspx
For questions, email USFSP-advising@usf.edu.

Sarasota/Manatee campus website: https://www.sarasotamanatee.usf.edu/academics/academic-resources/academic-advising/
For questions, email sar-advising@usf.edu.

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