Degree Requirements | LSU Creative Writing

Degree Requirements

For English Majors with a Concentration in Creative Writing

We are delighted that you’re considering a concentration in Creative Writing at LSU!

General questions about the English major should be addressed to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Lauren Coats (lac@lsu.edu) in 260-K Allen Hall.

Specific questions about the Creative Writing concentration should be addressed to the Undergraduate Creative Writing Advisor, Randolph Thomas, in 228-C Allen Hall.

All courses count for three credit hours, unless otherwise specified.

By the end of semester 8, a student will need to have completed at least one of the major Creative Writing tracks:

  • Fiction (ENGL 2005, ENGL 4005, ENGL 4105)
  • Creative Nonfiction (ENGL 2004, ENGL 4001, ENGL 4101)
  • Poetry (ENGL 2007, ENGL 4007, ENGL 4102)
  • Screenwriting (ENGL 2009, ENGL 4009, ENGL 4109) 

Choose six hours from the following: ENGL 2024/ENGL 2824, ENGL 2025, ENGL 2027, ENGL 2029, ENGL 2123/ENGL 2823, ENGL 2148, ENGL 2201, ENGL 2202, ENGL 2220, ENGL 2231, ENGL 2270, ENGL 2300, ENGL 2593, ENGL 2673, ENGL 2674. These six hours will also fulfill the Humanities General Education Requirement. 

Choose six hours from the following: ENGL 2004, ENGL 2005, ENGL 2007, ENGL 2008, or ENGL 2009.

Choose three hours from the following: ENGL 3020, ENGL 3022, ENGL 3060, ENGL 3070, ENGL 3072 , or ENGL 3080.

Choose three hours from the following pre-1800 category: ENGL 3035, ENGL 4035, ENGL 4030, ENGL 4040, ENGL 4050, ENGL 4137, ENGL 4147, ENGL 4148, ENGL 4712 

Choose six hours from the following: ENGL 4000, ENGL 4001, ENGL 4005, ENGL 4006, ENGL 4007, ENGL 4008, or ENGL 4009.

Choose three hours from the following Capstone Seminars: ENGL 4101 (prerequisite is ENGL 4001); ENGL 4102 (prerequisite is ENGL 4007); ENGL 4105 (prerequisite is ENGL 4005); ENGL 4109 (prerequisite is ENGL 4009).

Choose three hours from the following Diverse Perspectives Category: ENGL 3550, ENGL 3593, ENGL 3673, ENGL 3674, ENGL 4220, ENGL 4322, ENGL 4323, ENGL 4550, ENGL 4593, ENGL 4674, ENGL 4680. 

Choose six hours of English electives at the 3000 or 4000 level.

You can find a recommended course path for the Creative Writing Concentration here.

 

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