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Degree Requirements

BFA Students

View the requirements for undergraduate programs in the Department of Creative Writing.

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Creative Writing

All undergraduate students at UNCW must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours of study to earn a degree. In addition to meeting UNCW's University Studies requirements, candidates (by application) for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in creative writing must also complete requirements toward the major. Please see the university catalogue for details.

*Note: Degree requirements vary by student's calendar year. Each student should refer to their degree audit to see individual degree requirements. Each student should also attend academic advising.

Creative Writing Minor

Questions about a minor in Creative Writing?

Students should run a What-If degree audit —as in, "What if I want to minor in creative writing?" The audit will show the minor requirements specific to each student's catalogue year. Also see a current list of degrees, based on catalogue year, and view information about declaring a minor.

 

Minor in coastal & environmental writing

Certificate in Publishing

The Certificate in Publishing is available to interested students who have been admitted to the full BFA major. For students interested in pursuing careers in book or journal publishing, or graduate school in a related field, the Certificate in Publishing enhances professional credentials. The certificate is an optional program that requires completion of five or more courses, for a minimum of 15 credit hours, as follows:

  • CRW 321: Introduction to Book Publishing (required)
  • CRW 322: Editing for Publication (required)
  • CRW 323: Bookbuilding (required)
  • one of the following: CRW 324: Special Topics in Publishing, CRW 325: Literary Magazine Practicum, or CRW 425: Advanced Special Topics in Publishing
  • CRW 460: Publishing Practicum (by application only, may be repeated once)

To receive permission to enroll in CRW 460: Publishing Practicum, students must have been admitted to the BFA major and Publishing Certificate Program and must have completed all three of the core publishing courses—CRW 321, CRW 322, and CRW 323.

If you have questions about the publishing certificate program, contact Emily Smith, Director of the Publishing Laboratory.

Departmental Honors

If you have questions about the Honors Scholars Program, contact the Director of the Honors Scholars Program.

Visit Honors Page