A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- M.A. in English - Creative Writing Track
- Credential class
- ceterms:MasterDegree
- CIP
- 23.0101
- Total credits (published)
- 36
- Credits (computed from items)
- 36
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 216764
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_216764_a1e2117c
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Required Core Courses for all English MA Students
major core · 2 items
- 3
- 3
Required Courses for Creative Writing Track
1 item
- Four Writing WorkshopsNot resolved to a course12
Students are to select four poetry and/or fiction workshops from among courses listed in the Creative Writing category. For course categories, see the Graduate Catalog or Handbook for English Graduate Students.
0 items
Electives
electives · 1 item
- Students are to select four electives from among courses in the following categories: General Topics and Theory, English Literature, American Literature, Comparative Literature, Composition and Rhetoric, Research and Special Topics, and the West Chester Writing Project.Not resolved to a course12
Required Capstone Experience
2 items
- 3
- As published: “M.A. Essay 1”3
Additional Requirements
0 items
ENG 501 and ENG 500 are to be taken before the completion of 12 semester hours of graduate credit.
0 items
Non-canonical requirement: At least one of the four electives must be taken in a topic addressing writing, literature, and/or pedagogy relating to under-represented groups.
electives · 0 items
Source. West Chester University of Pennsylvania, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.wcupa.edu/graduate/arts-humanities/english/english-ma-creative-writing-track/. Captured page pages/0084.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.