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Creative Writing

Note: For purposes of meeting program requirements, all Foundations courses will count as 6 credits towards the major.

Please refer to the Creative Writing Supplemental Calendar for details on program requirements and course offerings.

The Creative Writing program is an honours program. Students who wish to apply for admission to the Creative Writing program are strongly advised to take one of the following courses among their first 30 university credits: AS/EN 1200 6.0 or AS/EN 1300 6.0.

Students wishing to major in the Creative Writing program should apply for AS/HUMA 2900 9.0 at the end of their first year of study. Students must successfully complete AS/HUMA 2900 9.0 or its equivalent before applying for admission to the Creative Writing program. Students may apply for admission to the program at the end of their second year of study, and before the completion of 78 credits.

Students will plan a course of study with the approval of the Coordinating Committee of the program in Creative Writing.

Honours BA Program

The Faculty of Arts offers an Honours 42 credit Major program in Creative Writing.

Honours Double Major BA Program

The Honours BA program in Creative Writing may be pursued jointly with any other Honours Bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with a major in Earth and Atmospheric Science or Physics and Astronomy in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Programs

The Honours BA program in Creative Writing may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Arts. Students must take at least 42 credits in Creative Writing and at least 36 credits in the Interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet Creative Writing requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the Interdisciplinary program. Students in these Interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 6 credits in Creative Writing and 6 credits in the Interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Honours Major/Minor BA Program

The Honours BA program in Creative Writing may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor Bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with a minor in Biology, Chemistry or Physics and Astronomy in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science.

Please refer to the current departmental/divisional supplemental calendar for updated program/major requirements.