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Program checklist · Minor

Creative Writing

Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA

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Program
Award
Minor
Catalog edition
Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The minor in creative writing includes offerings in the genres of fiction, creative nonfiction (literary journalism, memoir, personal essay), playwriting, and poetry. Creative writing combines the study of literature with the practice of artistic creation. Students will complete two literature courses and three courses in creative writing plus a capstone experience. In order to enroll in the creative writing minor, interested students should speak with one of the creative writing faculty in the Department of Humanities and Arts (Prof. Aguilar, Prof. Cocola, Prof. Ephraim, or Prof. McIntyre), complete a minor designation form, and select a minor advisor from the creative writing faculty.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
168421
CourseShelf checklist
CK_168421_1ef9f949
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Breadcrumb

5 items
  1. EN 1219
    1/3
  2. EN 2219
    1/3
  3. EN 3219
    1/3
  4. TH 3240
    1/3
  5. WR 2010
    Elements of Style 1/3
    As published: “Elements of Style”
    1/3

Breadcrumb

24 items
  1. EN 1222
    Shakespeare in the Age of Elizabeth 1/3
    As published: “Shakespeare in the Age of Elizabeth”
    1/3
  2. EN 1251
    Introduction to Literature 1/3
    As published: “Introduction to Literature”
    1/3
  3. EN 1257
    1/3
  4. EN 1259
    1/3
  5. EN 2225
    1/3
  6. EN 2226
    1/3
  7. EN 2234
    Modern American Novel 1/3
    As published: “Modern American Novel”
    1/3
  8. EN 2237
    1/3
  9. EN 2242
    Popular Fiction: Reading in Installments 1/3
    As published: “Popular Fiction: Reading in Installments”
    1/3
  10. EN 2243
    1/3
  11. EN 2244
    1/3
  12. EN 2251
    1/3
  13. EN 2252
    1/3
  14. EN 2271
    1/3
  15. EN 2281
    1/3
  16. EN 3226
    1/3
  17. EN 3231
    1/3
  18. EN 3234
    1/3
  19. EN 3238
    American Authors 1/3
    As published: “American Authors”
    1/3
  20. EN 3248
    1/3
  21. EN 3257
    1/3
  22. EN 3271
    1/3
  23. ID 3531/SP 3531
    Contemporary U.S. Latino Literature & Culture: Race, Identity and Belonging
    Not resolved to a course
    1/3
  24. TH 1221
    1/3
Source. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, catalog Catalog 2026-2027 — https://wpi.cleancatalog.net/humanities-arts/creative-writing-minor. Captured page pages/0750.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.