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CRW

13 courses with the subject CRW, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

CRW 199Creative Writing Transfer Credits1-10

Transfer Credits

Subject: CRW
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 10
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.wcupa.edu

CRW 201Introduction to Creative Writing3

122 CRW 202 CRW 203 CRW 301 CRW 302 CRW 303 CRW 304 CRW 305 CRW 306 CSC 490 CSC 499 CSD 204 CSD 333 CSD 350 DAN 344 DEG 199R DEG 199U DGR 399W DHM 210 DHM 280 ECO 350 ECO 400 EDA 203 EDA 314 Credits EDA 414 1-3 EDR 304 3 EDR 305 EDR 306 EFR 322 3 EGE 405 3 EGP 220 3 EGP 322 4 EGP 402 3 ENG 201 3 ENG 206 3 ENG 240 3 ENG 270 3 ENG 296 3 ENG 310 3 ENG 320 3 ENG 325 3 ENG 368 3 ENG 371 3 ENG 375 3 ENG 397 3 ENV 455 3 ESP 300 3 ESS 201 3 ESS 204 3 ESS 331 3 EXS 490 2 FIN 400 3 FLM 200

Subject: CRW
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.wcupa.edu

CRW 202Creative Writing I3

Writing experience in the crafts of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and drama. Gen Ed Attribute: Writing Emphasis

Subject: CRW
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.wcupa.edu

CRW 203Narrative and Lyric Forms3

The course provides instruction in narrative and/or lyrical forms in prose and poetry, depending on instructor, and includes analysis of structure. Students will gain writing experience in narrative and/or lyrical modes. Gen Ed Attribute: Writing Emphasis

Subject: CRW
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.wcupa.edu

CRW 301Poetry Workshop I3

Subject: CRW
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.wcupa.edu

CRW 302Poetry Workshop II3

The theory and practice of poetry and the exploration of verse forms. Practice in critical and interpretative analysis of poems written by fellow students and professional poets. CRW 302 Prerequisite: Sucessful completion of one of the following: CRW 201, CRW 202, CRW 203, CRW 301, CRW 303, or CRW 305. Gen Ed Attribute: Writing Emphasis

Subject: CRW
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.wcupa.edu

CRW 303Short Story Workshop I3

Subject: CRW
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.wcupa.edu

CRW 304Short Story Workshop II3

Crafting the modern short story with reference to American and British models. The significance of setting, atmosphere, characterization, and theme. Discussion and some exploration of experimental ideas in the genre. CRW 304 Prerequisite: Successful completion CRW 201, CRW 202, CRW 203, CRW 301, CRW 303, or CRW 305. Gen Ed Attribute: Writing Emphasis Repeatable for credit.

Subject: CRW
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.wcupa.edu

CRW 305Creative Nonfiction Workshop I3

An exploration of the creative nonfiction genre, with a focus not only on writing and craft but also on analyzing the larger questions and contexts surrounding the genre (i.e. truth, authenticity, history and definitions of the genre, ethics of representation). Gen Ed Attribute: Writing Emphasis Repeatable for credit.

Subject: CRW
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.wcupa.edu

CRW 306Creative Nonfiction Workshop II3

A continued exploration of the history, theory and craft of the creative nonfiction genre, but with a focus on analyzing and writing various essay styles. Students will be encouraged to concentrate on one specific form (i.e. radio essay, flash nonfiction, hybrid or graphic forms, the lyric or braided essay, environmental writing, travel writing, memoir) CRW 306 Prerequisite: Completion of one of the following: CRW 201, CRW 202, CRW 203, CRW 301, CRW 303, or CRW 305. Gen Ed Attribute: Writing Emphasis

Subject: CRW
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.wcupa.edu

CRW 400Writing Seminar3

Special topics, such as fantasy, science fiction, longer prose works, or the anti-story. To be announced. Repeatable for credit.

Subject: CRW
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.wcupa.edu

CRW 490Writing Seminar in the Novel I3

A course in the writing and preparing of book-length manuscripts (novel, novella, and the 'nonfictional' novel) with the intention of submission for publication. Also includes coverage of fictional aspects and techniques used in writing memoirs, biography, and current history. 269

Subject: CRW
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.wcupa.edu

CRW 491Creative Writing Workshop in the Long Form3

An upper-division creative writing course that asks students to write in and analyze the longer forms of creative texts. The class will be a variable genre course, some semesters focusing on prose forms of fiction, some semesters prose forms in non-fiction, and some semesters in longer forms of poetry. Students should consult with faculty member at the beginning of the semester to ensure the genre of focus for that given semester.

Subject: CRW
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.wcupa.edu

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