Curriculum

Requirements

To access forms and specific information for graduation, refer to the MFA Student Guide. 

• 12 hours of literature (British, American, or World) 
• Craft of Narrative (or)
• Craft of Poetry 
• Workshop 
• Workshop 
• Workshop 
• Workshop
• Thesis (or Workshop)
• Thesis (or Workshop)
• Thesis
• Thesis Colloquium

Electives

• Any 3 literature courses beyond required courses
• 2 creative writing workshops (650)
• Any 2 other approved electives
• 3 (one-credit) Writer-in-Residency workshops (Eng 596) may count as an elective or as a substitute for another course with program director's permission.
• Writer-in-Community internship

Only 39 of the required 54 credit hours are taken up with specifically required course work, leaving 15 hours to be determined by the student.

* Students should not take more than 12 hours of 500-level courses without a written exemption from the Graduate Program Director.

* Students may take thesis hours after they have completed 30 credits.