Academic Programs

Undergraduate Programs

For information about specific courses listed in program requirements, as well as other offerings, please see the Undergraduate Catalog here.

The Writing Arts major provides broad-based study and practice in written communication, drawing on the disciplinary strengths of the College of Communication and Creative Arts and from departments across the University. Writing Arts offers students intensive experience in a variety of writing forms, creative and expository, personal and public. Students learn how writers compose in print and new media forms and how audiences react to their writing. In classroom workshops and peer response groups, through lecture and discussion, and by creating and composing multiple drafts and revisions, students develop sensitivity to rhetorical considerations of audience, purpose, and genre. Through these diverse experiences, students are prepared for success in a wide variety of settings beyond the University.

Writing Arts Major:

Current Advising Sheet (for students entering the major after 9/1/2026)

Advising Sheet (for students entering the major before 9/1/2026)

B.A./M.A. Dual Degree Program (4 + 1)
About the Program

Minors Advising Sheets:

Minor in Creative Writing

Minor Publishing and Writing for the Public

Minor in Technical and Professional Writing

Minor in Writing Arts

Minor in New Media

Certificates of Undergraduate Study (CUGS) Advising Sheets:

CUGS in Creative Writing