Course of Study

(For the Landscape, Ecology, and Community concentration and its course of study, please click here.)

Presented below is an outline for full-time study of 30 credits per year, which includes for two summers participating in a 10-day residency (Fishtrap and on-campus) and for two academic years taking a pair of 3- or 4-cr courses each quarter (fall through spring), generally a genre-specific workshop and a special topics class. Part-time study of 20 credits per year for three years is also possible (see this outline). Please note: To be eligible for federal financial aid, a graduate student must take a minimum of 5 credits in a term.

First Year

Summer Residency—Fishtrap and EOU (two weeks in July)
WR 550 Residency: Generative Workshop (Fishtrap)	2 cr hr
WR 541 Residency: Workshop (in your primary genre)	2 cr hr
WR 542 Residency: Craft Class	2 cr hr
Summer Post-Residency
WR 552 Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing (a follow-up to WR 541)	1 cr hr
Fall Term—Distance
WR 552 Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing (workshop)	4 cr hrs
ENGL 536 Themes in Literature/Film	4 cr hrs
Winter Term—Distance
WR 552 Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing (workshop)	4 cr hrs
WR 536 Themes in Writing/Rhetoric	3 cr hrs
Spring Term—Distance
WR 552 Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing (workshop)	4 cr hrs
WR 510 Special Topics in Writing	4 cr hrs
WR 609 Practicum (taken in any term either year; click on link to see options)	1 cr hr

Second Year

Summer—Residency
WR 550 Residency: Generative Workshop (Fishtrap)	2 cr hr
WR 541 Residency: Workshop (in your primary genre)	2 cr hr
WR 542 Residency: Craft Class	2 cr hr
Post-Residency
WR 552 Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing (a follow-up to WR 541)	1 cr hr
Fall—Distance
WR 552 Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing	4 cr hrs
WR 510 Special Topics in Writing (workshop)	4 cr hrs
Winter—Distance
WR 660 Thesis	2-3 cr hrs (students enroll in 6 thesis credits total in their second year)
WR 552 Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing (workshop)	4 cr hrs
Spring—Distance
WR 660 Thesis	3-4 cr hrs
WR 552 Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing (workshop)	4 cr hrs

Third Summer

WR 661 Thesis Presentation (a reading) and Submission	0 cr hrs
Total	60 cr hrs

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• A maximum of 60 graded credit hours in English/Writing at the 500- level or above.
• At least 4 credit hours in WR 552 (one workshop class) must be in genres other than your principle genre.
• WR 550 Residency: Generative Workshop (Fishtrap workshop) is graded S/U.
• Post-Residency WR 552 (1 cr) is devoted to the polishing work begun in the Summer Residency.
• A minimum grade of “B-“ and a cumulative GPA of 3.00 (or better) is required in all courses counting toward the degree.

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