Creative Writing, M.F.A.

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This fully-funded MFA program is dedicated to fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. We teach a wide range of genres and hybrid forms. We offer award-winning faculty and prepare graduates to release books with prominent commercial and small-press publishers.

Additional Information

M.F.A. students follow the guidelines for a Plan A thesis. Only those courses in which a grade of B or better has been earned may be applied to the graduate program of study. All courses must be taken for a grade unless offered for S/U only. No graduate credit is allowed for grades S and U.

The cumulative GPA must be at least 3.000 to receive a degree. Courses below 4000-level will not count toward the degree nor will they be figured in the GPA, although they will appear on the transcript.

A minimum of four Workshops (CW 5560) and/or Creative Writing Seminars (CW 5540) must be taken. These may be in any combination to reach the four-course total, typically for a total of 12-16 credit hours. We require a cross-genre component in that mix of courses.

Requirements

Elective courses (typically taken for a total of 18 credit hours)
ENGL 5900 - Practicum in College Teaching Credits: 1-3 taken in semesters teaching 1010, 1 credit per semester
ENGL 5010 - Rhetoric and Composition: History, Theory, Practice Credits: 1-4 taken in the first semester teaching 1010, 3-4 credits (can be waived if a student has taken a comparable graduatelevel course in a prior program)
Other electives: free to be taken in any UW program or department across campus
Thesis Hours (5960): 4 credit hours
Taken in the first semester teaching 1010 Credits / Units: 1–4

Total Credits: 36 Hours (Minimum)

Total credit hours must be a minimum of 36.