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Program checklist · B.A.

Creative Writing, B.A.

SUNY College at Potsdam · Potsdam, NY

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Program
Award
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
23.1302
Total credits (published)
37
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196200
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196200_36fea1d1
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Program Requirements

0 items

    Required Courses: 14 Credits

    4 items
    1. COMP 201
      Writing Arguments 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COMP 202
      Introduction to Creative Writing 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COMP 490
      Writing Supervision 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. LITR 200
      Literary Traditions 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
      or: LITR 201 - Patterns of Literature 3 Credit(s)

    300-Level Creative Writing Electives: 8 Credits

    7 items
    1. COMP 302
      Fiction Workshop I 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COMP 303
      Poetry Workshop I 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COMP 306
      Playwriting Short Plays 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. COMP 307
      Creative Nonfiction Workshop I 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. COMP 308
      Writing Fiction for Children 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. COMP 309
      Screenwriting Workshop I 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. COMP 310
      Playwriting Full length Plays 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    400-Level Creative Writing Elective: 4 Credits

    5 items
    1. COMP 412
      Fiction Workshop II 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COMP 413
      Poetry Workshop II 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COMP 416
      Playwriting Workshop II 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. COMP 417
      Creative Nonfiction Workshop II 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. COMP 419
      Screenwriting Workshop II 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Applied Writing Electives: 8 Credits

    12 items
    1. COMP 301
      Advanced Research Writing 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COMP 304
      Technical Writing 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COMP 305
      Editing and Revising 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. COMP 307
      Creative Nonfiction Workshop I 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. COMP 311
      Writing in a Digital Age 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. COMP 312
      Writing in New Media 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. COMP 316
      Magazine Article Writing 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. COMP 318
      Writing for the Arts 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. COMP 321
      Writing about the Environment 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    10. COMP 322
      Grant Writing 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    11. COMP 330
      The Rhetoric of Film 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    12. COMM 308
      Writing for Mass Communication 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Upper Division Literature Elective: 3 Credits

    66 items
    1. LITR 301
      American Writers 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. LITR 302
      British Writers 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. LITR 303
      World Writers 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. LITR 304
      Literary Nonfiction 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. LITR 305
      Short Story 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. LITR 306
      Drama 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. LITR 307
      Poetry 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. LITR 308
      The Novel 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. LITR 309
      Topics in Literary Genres 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    10. LITR 321
      Topics in Literary Sub Genres 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    11. LITR 324
      Crime and Detective Fiction 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    12. LITR 325
      Utopian Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    13. LITR 330
      Topics in Film 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    14. LITR 344
      Parody 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    15. LITR 346
      Satire 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    16. LITR 347
      Metaphor 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    17. LITR 348
      Irony 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    18. LITR 351
      Nature and Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    19. LITR 352
      Nationality and Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    20. LITR 353
      Social Movements and Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    21. LITR 354
      Psychology and Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    22. LITR 355
      Identity and Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    23. LITR 356
      Race and Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    24. LITR 358
      Class and Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    25. LITR 359
      Literary Themes 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    26. LITR 371
      Classical Heritage 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    27. LITR 372
      Biblical Heritage 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    28. LITR 373
      Mythical Heritage 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    29. LITR 374
      Classical Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    30. LITR 380
      Literary Criticism 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    31. LITR 407
      Medieval Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    32. LITR 408
      Chaucer 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    33. LITR 410
      Shakespeare I Comedies 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    34. LITR 411
      Shakespeare II History and Tragedies 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    35. LITR 412
      British Renaissance Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    36. LITR 413
      British Enlightenment Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    37. LITR 414
      British Romanticism 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    38. LITR 419
      Victorian Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    39. LITR 421
      British Modernism 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    40. LITR 422
      Contemporary British Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    41. LITR 423
      Commonwealth and Post Colonial Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    42. LITR 429
      Topics in British Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    43. LITR 430
      Advanced Topics in Film 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    44. LITR 434
      Colonial American Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    45. LITR 435
      American Romanticism 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    46. LITR 436
      American Realism and Naturalism 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    47. LITR 437
      American Modernism 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    48. LITR 438
      Post War American Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    49. LITR 439
      Contemporary American Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    50. LITR 445
      American Women Writers 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    51. LITR 446
      African American Writers 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    52. LITR 447
      Native American Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    53. LITR 448
      North Country Adirondack Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    54. LITR 449
      Topics in American Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    55. LITR 451
      World Literature Peoples 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    56. LITR 452
      World Literature Places 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    57. LITR 453
      World Literature Themes 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    58. LITR 454
      Canadian Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    59. LITR 455
      Irish Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    60. LITR 471
      Renaissance 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    61. LITR 472
      Enlightenment 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    62. LITR 473
      Romanticism 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    63. LITR 474
      Realism 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    64. LITR 475
      Modernism 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    65. LITR 476
      Postmodernism 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    66. LITR 479
      Topics in Aesthetic Movements 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Note(s)

    3 items
    1. In addition to formal instruction, each student in the Creative Writing major will be expected to attend public readings of creative works, give public readings of creative works, assist with literary publications, and read extensively in their chosen genre(s).
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Ordinarily, no more than two courses may be used to satisfy the requirements for both the English and the Communication majors. No more than 6 credits in the minor can be used to satisfy other college major or minor requirements. No more than one reduced-time course (e.g. Winter or Summer Session course lasting fewer than six weeks) may be used to satisfy the requirements for the major.
      Not resolved to a course
    3. Students graduating with a Creative Writing major (B.A.) must complete the major requirements with at least a 2.0/S grade in each course.
      Not resolved to a course
    Source. SUNY College at Potsdam, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.potsdam.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=11&poid=2485&returnto=893. Captured page pages/0038.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.