Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2021 through summer 2022. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Foundational Courses
ENGL 600	Editing, Layout and Publishing	3
ENGL 601	Writing as Cultural Engagement	3
ENGL 602	Methods and Materials of Research	3
ENGL 612	Contemporary Literature	3
Total Hours		12

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Creative Writing Courses
WRIT 610	Writing Fiction	3
WRIT 611	Writing Poetry	3
WRIT 612	Creative Nonfiction	3
WRIT 613	Creative Screenwriting	3
Total Hours		12

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Workshop Courses
Choose six credit hours from the following courses (Workshop courses are repeatable):		6
WRIT 650	Fiction Workshop
WRIT 651	Poetry Workshop
WRIT 652	Creative Nonfiction Workshop
WRIT 653	Creative Screenwriting Workshop
Total Hours		6

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Creative Writing Elective Courses
Elective 1		3
Elective 1		3
Elective 1		3
Elective 1		3
Total Hours		12

1

Choose from the following courses: WRIT 650 Fiction Workshop (3 c.h.), WRIT 651 Poetry Workshop (3 c.h.), WRIT 652 Creative Nonfiction Workshop (3 c.h.), WRIT 653 Creative Screenwriting Workshop (3 c.h.), any Graduate level ENGL course, or any approved writing Elective. Workshop courses are repeatable

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Thesis Courses
WRIT 689	Thesis Proposal and Research 1	3
WRIT 690	Thesis Defense	3
Total Hours		6

1	While WRIT 689 Thesis Proposal and Research (3 c.h.) may be taken more than once, only one enrollment in the course will be permitted to count toward degree requirements

All applicable prerequisites must be met

Graduation Requirements

• Complete 48 hours
• A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
• 3.0 GPA
• No more than two grades of C may be applied to the degree (includes grades of C+ & C-)
• No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ &D-)
• Degree must be completed within 5 years
• Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date

Program Offered in Online Format