Introduction

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Students who have an interest in writing poetry or fiction may enroll in the creative writing minor. The creative writing minor gives students the opportunity to complement their area of major study with experience writing and reading poetry or fiction.

These program requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major, minor and CLAS advisors to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Minor

• Please see your CLAS advisor.
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General Requirements

Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the minor.

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Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 15 ENGL credit hours.
2. Students must complete a minimum of six upper-division (3000-level and above) ENGL credit hours.
3. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the minor and must achieve a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to minor requirements.
4. Students must complete a minimum of nine ENGL credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Program Allowances or Restrictions

1. Courses counted in a minor cannot be counted toward any English Major or English Writing, Rhetoric, and Technology Major. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following required courses:		9
ENGL 2156	Introduction to Creative Writing
ENGL 2450	Introduction to Literature and Film
ENGL 3020	Poetry Workshop
or ENGL 3050	Fiction Workshop
Complete one of the following elective courses: 1		3
ENGL 3020	Poetry Workshop
or ENGL 3050	Fiction Workshop
ENGL 4025	Advanced Poetry Workshop
ENGL 4055	Advanced Fiction Workshop
Complete one additional Poetry or Fiction elective course. 2		3
Students who have completed ENGL 3020, complete one of the following Poetry courses:
ENGL 4160	Poetics
ENGL 4166	History of American Poetry
ENGL 4800	Special Topics in Creative Writing
or ENGL 4801	Special Topics in Creative Writing: Poetry
Students who have completed ENGL 3050, complete one of the following Fiction courses:
ENGL 4200	Survey of the English Novel to 1900
ENGL 4230	The American Novel
ENGL 4236	The American Short Story
ENGL 4800	Special Topics in Creative Writing
or ENGL 4802	Special Topics in Creative Writing: Fiction
Total Hours		15

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Students may complete both ENGL 3020 Poetry Workshop and ENGL 3050 Fiction Workshop. One will apply as a required course and one will apply as an elective.

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Students who complete both ENGL 3020 Poetry Workshop and ENGL 3050 Fiction Workshop can choose an additional Poetry or Fiction elective course.

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