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Creative Writing

The MFA Program is being phased out, terminating in Spring 2024. Thus, we are not accepting new graduate students.

Our undergraduate Creative Writing majors and minors continue to thrive, as you can read about here .  Below is a testament of the high caliber of its faculty, graduate students, and curriculum.

Check out the successes of our alumni and current students here .

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  • Creative Writing

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Creative Writing focuses on writing poetry, fiction, or drama. This major is perfect for students who love to write and who do so no matter what. Many creative writing students double major in creative writing and another area, like professional writing.

Most Creative Writing majors and minors want to have creative writing as a component of their future. As a creative writing major, you’ll learn many skills that employers find desirable, which may lead to jobs in publishing, marketing, management, and more. Other students plan to attend graduate school to hone their skills and further develop their art.

All liberal arts majors prepare students with the skills identified as contributing to managerial success:  communicating and listening well, possessing insights into others, creative/critical thinking, problem solving, and the ability to make connections across complex ideas.

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Plan of Study

  • Creative Writing, BA

Transfer to Creative Writing

Purdue admits to individual majors. Transfer students must meet Purdue's overall transfer criteria , as well as any major-specific requirements. Before you apply, check the closed programs page to confirm this major is open to transfer students. If it is, refer to the information below for major-specific transfer criteria.

Minimum GPA: 2.5

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Undergraduate Student Recruitment Office (765) 494-6291 [email protected]

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First-Year Writing Program

We build writers by providing a strong foundation in writing and reading.

PNW’s first-year writing program focuses on writing as a tool for thinking and inquiry. Students apply various writing practices to prepare them for college and beyond.

Core Courses

In first semester,  English 100 and 104  introduce students to the subject of writing and the practices of reading and writing. These courses address how writers work, college-level reading, rhetorical analysis, researching, drafting, revising, editing and documentation.

In second semester,  English 105  invites students to engage fully in written conversations. Academic research, supported by analysis and synthesis, helps students develop their individual perspectives. In an experiential learning component, students write to impact civic, professional, and academic worlds by composing various genres, including proposals, reports and problem/solution arguments.

First-Year Writing Placement

The English Department placement policy directs students into a writing class that meets their needs.

  • At the time of registration, advisors place students into English 10000 or 10400 based on the guidelines below.
  • When students enter English 10000 and 10400, they compose two texts that the teacher evaluates to confirm students’ placements. When needed, the writing program director reviews the writings and recommends a change in placement.
  • Students not in a course that meets their needs will be referred back to their advisors by Friday of the first week of the semester to be placed into the appropriate writing course.
  • HS Grades of C or below: ENGL 10000
  • HS Grades of B and above: ENGL 10400
  • Students matriculating from the English Language Program and international students entering any program: ENGL 10000
  • Transfer students who have not completed an English composition course and students out of high school for more than five years must take the ACCUPLACER English Placement Test and then compose an essay to be read and evaluated by the Director of First-Year Writing
  • Completion of ENGL 10000 with an A or B: ENGL 10500
  • Completion of ENGL 10000 with a C: ENGL 10400
  • Completion of ENGL 10000 with a D or F: Repeat ENGL 10000
  • Completion of ENGL 10400 with an A, B or C: ENGL 10500
  • Completion of ENGL10400 with a D or F: Repeat ENGL 10400

CLEP Test Students seeking CLEP credit for English 10400 are required to take the College Composition Modular Exam and score 50+ as well as pass the essay portion of the exam. The essay portion is administered and scored by the director of first-year writing or the English Department designee. CLEP credit is not awarded for English 10500.

English Test-Out Purdue Northwest does not offer a test-out program for First-Year Composition.

Portfolio Examination Transfer students who did not receive credit for First-Year Writing may petition the Department of English for placement by portfolio examination. Portfolio examination submissions must include the following:

  • Syllabus from the course or courses from which the student is basing his/her request
  • Copies of the original assignment prompts
  • 3-5 graded writing assignments from the course
  • 2-page reflection letter in which the student describes what they learned about academic writing and explains why they should receive credit for college composition

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Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing

For more than 20 years, the award-winning Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing program has been helping Hoosiers improve their communities by leveraging grants of all sizes. Participants of the Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing workshop draft and polish a grant proposal and learn how to navigate the grant process. Both beginners and experienced grant writers learn to develop ideas into winning proposals, identify and build relationships with potential funders, and speak and write confidently about how their proposal will make an impact.

Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing is a 2-day in-person workshop hosted by Purdue Extension in counties around the state. At the end of Day 1, participants will have a proposal outline and all the resources they need to develop it into a full proposal. On Day 2, participants practice reviewing a grant proposal, interacting with a funder, and searching for funding.

Workshop participants across the state have leveraged millions of dollars in grant funding to improve the quality of life. Thanks to their success, Indiana is home to new community playgrounds, expanded social services, inclusive arts initiatives, natural resource enhancements, renovated historical buildings, and innovative educational offerings and so much more! Our trainers can also provide customized training to existing groups with a shared focus.

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Program Takeaways

Participants completing the 2-day workshop (13 educational hours) receive a certificate of attendance. Check with your professional association to see if CEUs are available.

Included in the training are:

  • Lunch, refreshments, and materials for both days of the workshop
  • The Beginner's Guide to Grant Writing manual
  • Free 2-week Pro access to Candid's Foundation Directory Online
  • Professional review of a final proposal draft

Target Audiences

Past participants have included staff and volunteers from local governments, nonprofits and educational organizations as well as members of community groups, clubs and concerned citizens who see a need in their communities that they want to help address. Participants should have an idea for a proposal in mind, so that they can develop it over the course of the workshop.

Testimonials

  • “The program was extremely beneficial. The staff were professional and helpful. They are available even after the program for questions or brainstorming. Great for beginners and good as a refresher program.”
  • "The Beginner's Guide to Grant Writing workshop was one of the better workshops I've ever attended. I've always felt that I was a strong grant writer, but this training helped me see grant writing from the perspective of many other organizations and fields rather than just my own. One of the key components I took from this training was the ability to identify short, medium, and long-term goals that an organization should have when pursuing and securing grant funding."

To learn more about the Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing program-Leadership and Civic Engagement, contact:

Kris Parker Community Development Regional Educator [email protected]

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Overview of the Grant Proposal Process In this 90-minute interactive virtual or in-person workshop, participants will build their awareness of the grant process and the key steps to submitting a proposal. This workshop is geared towards staff and volunteers of nonprofits and local government agencies who are new or relatively new to grant writing.

The Basic Elements of a Grant Proposal

In this 90-minute virtual or in-person workshop, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the main building blocks of a grant proposal, including writing tips and best practices for communicating a project idea to a funder. This workshop is geared towards staff and volunteers of nonprofits and local government agencies who are new or relatively new to grant writing. Finding Grant Funders In this 50-minute webinar, participants will learn tips for finding funders, including navigating governmental and other grants databases. This workshop is geared towards staff and volunteers of Indiana nonprofits and local government agencies. Customized grant workshops Purdue Extension can sometimes provide customized workshops for groups. We have worked with several funders to provide workshops to applicants interested in applying to a specific grant opportunity. Contact Kris Parker [email protected]  with inquiries about these programs.

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This section details what to look for in a graduate program--both on a personal and professional level. Personally, you need to consider location, community, campus culture, and other non-academic issues that will affect your happiness. Professionally, you need to figure out your research interest, map the field, research the faculty you’ll be working with, understand your funding package, calculate work requirements, and analyze research resources.

When selecting an undergraduate program, students often consider such factors as location, cost, campus culture, availability of majors, tradition, and the school's general reputation. While these are all important considerations, the decision of which graduate program to attend requires that you ask more complicated questions. Choosing a graduate program is not merely a question of where and how you want to spend the next two to ten years of your life; it is also a choice of how you will establish your professional networks, what area(s) of expertise you will have, and what research resources you will have access to.

This resource provides a guide of what to look for and what to consider when selecting a graduate program. It starts with outlining some of the pragmatic considerations that may affect whether or not you will be able to complete your degree. A degree may open the door, but what is learned while earning that degree is what defines a professional. One needs to know not only what they want to specialize in, but also where that specific subset fits into the larger body of scholarship in a particular field. Finally, this resource explores how to write up profiles of the important faculty in a program to which one might apply. We suggest creating written profiles, because trying to keep it all in your head would be overwhelming. However, the more one understands how each of these factors might impact their future, both in the short term and in the long term, the better equipped they will be to choose the right program.

Please note, that these resources focus on applying to graduate studies programs in the United States. The information contained in these resources may or may not be appropriate to other contexts.

About the Program

While pursuing a BA in Creative Writing, students study literary texts and then produce their own poetry or fiction. The creative writing student is an artist. This major is perfect for those who love to write poems or stories, and who plan to do so no matter what. In addition to the required five courses in poetry or fiction writing, students must take five courses in English Literature or English Language. While some creative writing students attend graduate school to hone their skills and develop their art, others practice their craft in commercial industries like marketing or publishing. Ultimately, creative writers learn many skills that employers find desirable.

Sycamore Review , a nonprofit journal for the arts, was founded in 1988 and is published twice annually by Purdue University’s Department of English.

Books and Coffee talks (hosted by the Department of English) are held several times throughout the school year. Coffee and tea are available, followed by a half-hour talk about a selected work. The series is popular with faculty, staff, and students.

Please visit Creative Writing for more information.

Degree Requirements

120 credits required, liberal arts curriculum.

Each liberal arts major is designed as a four-year plan of study and includes three types of courses: Major, Core, and Elective. Most students take five courses per semester, with some of each type.

Professional academic advisors meet individually with each of our students on a regular basis to help with course selection, academic planning, and career development, as well as to help students find additional resources on campus.

Departmental/Program Major Course Requirements (30 credits)

Required course (3 credits).

A grade of “B-” or better is required before attempting courses in Area A.

  • ENGL 20500 - Introduction To Creative Writing ♦

A. Creative Writing Courses - Choose Four (12 credits)

All Creative Writing courses except 20500, 31600, and 31700 may be repeated once by Creative Writing majors for credit. (The 40000 and 50000 level courses should be taken in order in any given genre; exceptions are granted by the permission of instructor.)

  • ENGL 31600 - Craft Of Fiction From A Writer’s Perspective
  • ENGL 31700 - Craft Of Poetry From a Writer’s Perspective
  • ENGL 40700 - Intermediate Poetry Writing
  • ENGL 40800 - Creative Writing Capstone
  • ENGL 40900 - Intermediate Fiction Writing
  • ENGL 50700 - Advanced Poetry Writing
  • ENGL 50900 - Advanced Fiction Writing

B. Engaging English (3 credits)

May be taken concurrently with ENGL 20500.

  • ENGL 20200 - Engaging English ♦

C. Literature/Linguistics/English Education (12 credits)

  • Any ENGL course not taken above; at least 9 credit hours must be at the 30000 level or above.

Other Departmental (31-55 credits)

The College of Liberal Arts Other Departmental area is designed to be experiential, informative, and relevant to life in a rapidly changing universe. It combines courses that fulfill University Core foundational outcomes, discipline diversity, social diversity, and other languages to produce a well-rounded background for students. Coursework is integrative and collaborative and fosters insight, understanding, independence, initiative, and the desire to reach across divides and redefine our relationship to the peoples and the worlds that surround us.

Core I: Disciplinary Diversity (6-18 credits)

Choose 1 course in 6 different disciplines within the College of Liberal Arts.

Note: Disciplines are differentiated by course prefix. Undistributed credit does not count to satisfy this requirement.

Core II: Social Diversity (1-3 credits)

Culture, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity all play a role in how others perceive us and how we experience the world, and as such, are meaningful categories for analyzing social change and social problems past and present. The purpose of this category is to acquaint students with the pluralistic nature of the world and foster an appreciation and awareness of the diverse range of lived human experience. Courses in this list will expose students to important aspects of human diversity and foster understanding about different world views.

Choose one course from this list: CLA Core II - Social Diversity Selective List   .

Core III: Linguistic Diversity (3-4 credits)

Proficiency through Level IV in one world language. Courses may be required to reach Level IV proficiency; these courses will be counted toward electives.

Foundational Requirements (21-30 credits)

Students must complete approved coursework that meet the following foundational outcomes. Many of these can also be used to fulfill Core I, Core II, or Core III.

  • Humanities - all approved courses accepted.
  • Behavioral/Social Science - all approved courses accepted.
  • Information Literacy - all approved courses accepted.
  • Science #1 - all approved courses accepted.
  • Science #2 - all approved courses accepted.
  • Science, Technology, and Society - all approved courses accepted.
  • Written Communication - all approved courses accepted.
  • Oral Communication - all approved courses accepted.
  • Quantitative Reasoning - all approved courses accepted.
  • Double counting of courses is allowed across the various categories.
  • All accredited programs whose accreditation is threatened by CLA Core requirement, both professional BAs and BFAs, are exempt from Liberal Arts Core I & II in order to meet accreditation standards and requirements. Liberal Arts Core III: Linguistic Diversity is still required for such programs.
  • “Degree +” students (students with a second major outside of Liberal Arts) are exempt from the CLA Core.

Electives (35-59 credits)

University requirements, university core requirements, for a complete listing of university core course selectives, visit the provost’s website ..

  • Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
  • Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
  • Information Literacy (IL)
  • Oral Communication (OC)
  • Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
  • Science #1 (SCI)
  • Science #2 (SCI)
  • Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
  • Written Communication (WC)

Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement:

The civics literacy proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of purdue students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry..

Students will complete the Proficiency by passing a test of civic knowledge, and completing one of three paths:

  • Attending six approved civics-related events and completing an assessment for each; or
  • Completing 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement that use C-SPAN material and completing an assessment for each; or
  • Earning a passing grade for one of  these approved courses (or transferring in approved AP or departmental credit in lieu of taking a course)

For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency  website.

Prerequisite Information:

For current pre-requisites for courses, click here .

Program Requirements

Fall 1st year.

  • Written Communication - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00
  • World Language Level I  - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Quantitative Reasoning - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Behavioral/Social Sciences (CLA Core I: 1 of 6) - Credit Hours: 3.00

15-16 Credits

Spring 1st year.

  • Oral Communication - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • World Language Level II - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Humanities (CLA Core I: 2 of 6) - Credit Hours 3.00
  • Science - Credit Hours: 3.00

Fall 2nd Year

  • Area A Creative Writing Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Area C Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • World Language Level III - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • CLA Core I: 3 of 6 - Credit Hours: 3.00

Spring 2nd Year

  • Area C Selective - Credit Hours: 3.0
  • World Language Level IV (CLA Core III) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Science, Technology, and Society - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • CLA Core I: 4 of 6 - Credit Hours: 3.00

Fall 3rd Year

  • CLA Core I: 5 of 6 - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • CLA Core II: Diversity Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours 3.00

Spring 3rd Year

  • Area A Creative Writing Selective - Credit Hours 3.00
  • CLA Core I: 6 of 6 - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

Fall 4th Year

  • Area C Selective - Credit Hours 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

Spring 4th Year

  • 2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Arts degree.
  • 32 credit hours of Purdue coursework at the 30000 level or higher required for Bachelor of Arts degree.
  • Liberal Arts offers a streamlined plan of study for students pursuing a second degree outside CLA. Contact the CLA Advising Office for more information.
  • Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student.

College of Liberal Arts Pass/No Pass Option Policy

  • P/NP cannot be used to satisfy Liberal Arts Core, Liberal Arts major, minor, or certificate requirements.

World Language Courses

World Language proficiency requirements vary by program. The following list is inclusive of all world languages PWL offers for credit; for acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor. ASL-American Sign Language ARAB-Arabic CHNS-Chinese FR-French GER-German GREK-Greek (Ancient) HEBR-Hebrew (Biblical) HEBR-Hebrew (modern) ITAL-Italian JPNS-Japanese KOR-Korean LATN-Latin PTGS-Portuguese RUSS-Russian SPAN-Spanish    

Critical Course

The ♦ course is considered critical. In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.  Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful.  These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program”. 
The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.

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  23. Program: Creative Writing, BA

    Purdue University, 610 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (765) 494-4600 ... About the Program. While pursuing a BA in Creative Writing, students study literary texts and then produce their own poetry or fiction. The creative writing student is an artist. This major is perfect for those who love to write poems or stories, and who plan to do ...