Creative Writing Minor

Admission Requirements

• Students must meet with a college advisor/student success counselor to declare a minor and review the course requirements.

Additional Graduation Requirements

• A grade of C or higher is required for all courses in the minor.
• A minimum of 12 credits of the minor must be completed at FGCU.
• A minimum of 9 credits must be upper division (3000-4999 level) courses. 
• Students desiring certification of a minor and designation on their academic transcript must:
  • Note the minor on the Application for Graduation.
  • Contact a college advisor/student success counselor to certify completion of all course requirements for the declared minor as listed below.

Program Requirements

Required Courses in the Minor

Complete the following:
ENG 3014 Methods of Lit & Cult Studies (3)

Complete one of the following:
CRW 2001 Intro to Creative Writing (3)
CRW 2732 Introduction to Nature Writing (3)

Complete one of the following:
CRW 3111 Narrative Techniques (3)
CRW 3212 Creative Non-Fiction (3)
CRW 3311 Poetic Techniques (3)

Complete one of the following:
CRW 4113 Flash Fiction (3)
CRW 4120 Advanced Fiction Writing (3)
CRW 4123 Speculative Fiction (3)
CRW 4223 Memoir Writing (3)
CRW 4320 Advanced Poetry (3)
CRW 4930 Spec Topics - Creative Writing (3)

Complete one of the following:
Upper division (3000-4999 level) AML, ENG, ENL or LIT course (3)

Complete one of the following:
Upper division (3000-4999 level) CRW course that has not been used to fulfill a requirement above (3)

Total Semester Hours Required: 18 Hours