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Program checklist · B.F.A.

Creative Writing

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA

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Program
Award
B.F.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Credits (computed from items)
73
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214777
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214777_4988569d
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Requirements for the Major

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    1 item
    1. ENGL 6
      Creative Writing Common Time 1
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    6 items
    1. ENGL 200
      3
    2. ENGL 209
      Journal or Magazine Practicum
      As published: “Journal or Magazine Practicum 2”
      3
    3. ENGL 212
      3
    4. ENGL 213
      3
    5. ENGL 312
      3
    6. ENGL 494
      6

    Additional Courses

    1 item
    1. Select 12 credits of a World Language (0-12 credits are included in ELECTIVES if world language proficiency is demonstrated by examination)
      Not resolved to a course
      12

    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    18 items
    1. ENGL 401W
      Creative Writing Theory
      or: ENGL 482W Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory
      3
    2. Select 3 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. CAMS 45
      Classical Mythology
      Not resolved to a course
    4. CMLIT 10
      Worlds: Literature, Media, and Society
      Not resolved to a course
    5. ENGL 104
      3
    6. Select 3 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. APLNG 210
      Global English
      Not resolved to a course
    8. ENGL 100
      3
    9. LING 100
      3
    10. Select 3 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    11. ENGL 440
      3
    12. ENGL 443
      3
    13. ENGL 444
      3
    14. Select 9 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      9
    15. ENGL 412
      3
    16. ENGL 413
      3
    17. ENGL 422
      3
    18. ENGL 424
      3

    Supporting Courses and Related Areas

    0 items

      Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better

      2 items
      1. Select 12 credits in literature courses from a departmental list (at least 6 credits must be at the 400 level)
        Not resolved to a course
        12
      2. Select 3 credits from courses in professional writing from a departmental list
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      Source. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/behrend/creative-writing-bfa/. Captured page pages/0104.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.