Undergraduate Bulletin

Spring 2025

Major SBC Courses for the BFA in Creative Writing

This table illustrates major courses that can also be used to fulfill SBC requirements (See Note 1 & Note 2)

SBC Category

Required Major Courses

Optional Major Courses (See Note 3)

ARTS CWL 202 THR 325, THR 326
GLO   CWL 330, CWL 340
HUM CWL 190  
LANG (see Note 4)    
QPS    
SBS    
SNW    
TECH    
USA   CWL 335
WRT    
STAS   CWL 325
EXP+ CWL 450 CWL 320
HFA+   CWL 300, CWL 305, CWL 310, CWL 315, CWL 330, CWL 335, CWL 340
SBS+    
STEM+    
CER CWL 390  
DIV (see Note 5)    
ESI CWL 487  
SPK CWL 390  
WRTD   CWL 300, CWL 305, CWL 310, CWL 315, CWL 320, CWL 325

Note 1: Some course information may be subject to change. Please contact your major advisor for additional consultation.

Note 2: For majors that require study in a related area or completion of a minor, visit the respective program's "Major SBC Courses" page to view expanded SBC options. 

Note 3: Denotes any course in which students can choose from more than one option. These may include, but are not limited to, major electives, concentration/track/specialization courses, or calculus/physics/chemistry sequences.

Note 4: CEAS majors, the Athletic Training major, the Respiratory Care major, and the Clinical Laboratory Sciences major are exempt from the LANG learning objective. Students enrolled in the major in Social Work are exempt from the LANG learning objective, but are required to enroll in and pass with a letter grade of C or higher the first semester of an elementary foreign language course numbered 111, or satisfy through alternate methods (see Communicate in a Human Language Other than English--LANG).

Note 5: Students are responsible for completing the general education requirements published in the Bulletin that was current as of the first semester of matriculation (or rematriculation). The following student groups must satisfy the DIV learning objective as part of their degree requirements:

  • Freshmen who matriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
  • Transfer students who matriculate in the Spring of 2020 or later
  • Students who rematriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later