Program: Creative Writing, Bachelor of Fine Arts - Southern Oregon University

May 16, 2025

2018-19 Catalog

To apply to the Bachelor of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing, students must have completed 24 Credits of University Studies courses. We recommended that these classes be taken during a student’s freshman or first year at Southern Oregon University.

Lower Division (20 credits)

CW 220 - Introduction to Creative Writing 4 credits
CW 230 - Texts and Traditions 4 credits
CW 281 - Introductory Fiction Writing 4 credits
CW 282 - Introductory Poetry Writing 4 credits
CW 298 - Introductory Studio Practice 2 credits (4 credits - 2 credits per term for 2 terms)

Upper Division (56 credits)

CW 320 - Emergent Forms 4 credits
CW 380 - Non-Fiction Writing 4 credits
CW 381 - Intermediate Fiction Writing 4 credits
CW 382 - Intermediate Poetry Writing 4 credits
CW 398 - Intermediate Studio Practice 2 credits (6 credits - 2 credits per term for 3 terms)
CW 420 - Beyond the Workshop 4 credits
CW 481 - Advanced Fiction Writing: Short Story 4 credits
CW 482 - Advanced Poetry Writing 4 credits
CW 498 - Capstone Studio Practice 2 credits (6 credits - 2 credits per term for 3 terms)
Upper Division Creative Writing Electives (8 credits)
Choose 8 credits from CW 385, 386, 399, 484, 499
Upper Division Electives (8 credits)
Choose 8 credits from the approved upper division electives below:
CW 385 - Principles of Dramatic Writing 4 credits
CW 386 - Songwriting 4 credits
CW 399 - Special Studies 1 to 8 credits
CW 484 - Novel Writing 4 credits
CW 499 - Special Studies 1 to 8 credits
ART 349 - Comic and Picture Book Methods 1-4 credits
COMM 312 - Screenwriting 4 credits
EMDA 320 - Writing Nonlinear 4 credits
TA 371 - Playwriting 4 credits