Bachelor of Arts - Creative Writing & English - Non-Fiction

This undergraduate creative writing major prepares students for a career in creative writing, publishing, journalism, communications, the law and many other professions, as well as graduate programs such as the University’s low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Fiction and Nonfiction Writing.

Creative writing courses begin during freshman year, unlike many other undergraduate writing programs. Undergraduate students can choose between a traditional four-year program and an accelerated three-year plan. Three-year plan graduates who enroll in the Master of Fine Arts program can earn their bachelor's and master's degrees in five years.

The nonfiction concentration is ideal for students who wish to focus and strengthen their storytelling and research skills through narrative and informative writing. Students will be able to write in a variety of genres, including the personal essay, literary journalism, food writing, travel writing, nature/environmental writing, and profile/interviews, and they may choose to write shorter works or longer memoirs. By concentrating in nonfiction, students may have additional opportunities to apply for an MA upon completion of the BA.