BA Four-Year Degree Plan: Creative Writing

You can easily complete your English degree in four years (eight semesters). The four-year degree plan does not take into account dual or transfer credit.

Course availability and prerequisites can change, so talk to your advisor each time you schedule courses.

This is a model four-year degree plan. Your path to graduation may vary slightly based on factors such as college credit you earned while in high school and your choice of general education electives.

Minor required. (Minors typically require 15-18 credit hours.)

Check out the course rotation before scheduling your classes.

The following degree plan is based on the 2018-19 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.

First semester (fall)

Courses	Hours
ENG 110 Writing I	3
GEP 101 First-Year Foundations	2
Quantitative Literacy - General Education	3
Life Sciences (lab) or Physical Sciences (lab) - General Education	4
HST 103 World History to Circa 1600 C.E. or HST 104 World History since 1600 C.E.	3
Total hours	15

Second semester (spring)

Courses	Hours
COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
HST 121 Survey of the History of the United States to 1877 or HST 122 Survey of the History of the United States since 1877	3
Social and Behavioral Sciences - General Education	3
Cultural Competence - General Education	3
ENG 200 Great Books and Instant Classics or ENG 282 Literature by Women or ENG 283 Folklore and Cultural Engagement or ENG 289 Literature, Culture, and Conflict	3
Total hours	15

Third semester (fall)

Courses	Hours
Introductory Experiences - ENG elective (ENG 203, 205, 215, 216, 225 or 339)	3
HST 103 World History to Circa 1600 C.E. or HST 104 World History since 1600 C.E.	3
Life Sciences (no lab) or Physical Sciences (no lab) - General Education	3
PHI 105 Critical Thinking or PHI 115 Ethics and Contemporary Issues	3
Foreign Language - BA requirement	3
Total hours	15

Fourth semester (spring)

Courses	Hours
ENG 235 Critical Approaches to Literature	3
Written Communication and Integrative and Applied Learning - General Education	3
ENG 203 Creative Writing: Poetry or ENG 205 Creative Writing: Nonfiction or ENG 215 Creative Writing: Short Story or ENG 225 Creative Writing: Playwriting	3
Social and Behavioral Sciences - General Education	3
Foreign Language - BA requirement	3
Total hours	15

Fifth semester (fall)

Courses	Hours
Intermediate Creative Writing - ENG elective (ENG 303, 305, 315, 316 or 325)	3
Diversity - ENG elective (ENG 354, 355, 362, 363 or 554)	3
The Arts - General Education	3
Foreign Language - BA requirement	3
Course for minor	3
Total hours	15

Sixth semester (spring)

Courses	Hours
ENG 500 Advanced Writing: Nonfiction or ENG 501 Advanced Writing: Fiction or ENG 503 Advanced Writing: Poetry or ENG 506 Advanced Writing: Drama	3
ENG 551 Literary Publication	3
Foreign Language - BA requirement	3
Course for minor	3
PLS 101 American Democracy and Citizenship	3
Total hours	15

Seventh semester (fall)

Courses	Hours
ENG elective (ENG 500, 501, 503, 506 or 508)	3
American Literature - ENG elective (ENG 350, 351, 517, 519, 553, 557, 558, 559 or 562)	3
Fine Arts - BA requirement	3
Course for minor	3
Course for minor	3
Total hours	15

Eighth semester (spring)

Courses	Hours
ENG 301 Seminar in English Studies and Public Affairs or ENG 599 Advanced Seminar in Literature	3
British Literature - ENG elective (ENG 312, 340, 341, 510, 512, 513, 514, 541, 543, 544, 546, 547, 548 or 598	3
Fine Arts - BA requirement	3
Course for minor	3
Course for minor	3
Total hours	15

Degree plan last reviewed 05-15-2018.