Course of Study

(For the specialized Wilderness, Ecology, and Community course of study, please click here.)

First Year

Summer—Residency
WR 550 Residency: Generative Workshop (Fishtrap/WEC)	2 cr hr
WR 541 Residency: Workshop	2 cr hr
WR 542 Residency: Craft Seminar	2 cr hr

Post-Residency
WR 552 Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing	1 cr hr

Fall—Distance
WR 552 Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing	4 cr hrs
English 536 Themes in Literature/Film	4 cr hrs

Winter–Distance
WR 552 Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing	4 cr hrs
WR 536 Themes in Writing/Rhetoric	3 cr hrs

Spring—Distance
WR 552 Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing	4 cr hrs
WR 510 Special Topics in Writing	4 cr hrs

Subtotal:	30 cr hrs

Second Year

Summer—Residency
WR 550 Residency: Generative Workshop (Fishtrap/WEC.)	2 cr hr
WR 541 Residency: Workshop	2 cr hr
WR 542 Residency: Craft Seminar	2 cr hr
WR 609 Practicum	1 cr hr

Post-Residency
WR 552 Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing	1 cr hr

Fall—Distance
WR 552 Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing II	4 cr hrs
WR 510 Special Topics in Writing	4 cr hrs

Winter—Distance
WR 660 Thesis	3 cr hrs
WR 552 Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing II	4 cr hrs

Spring—Distance
WR 660 Thesis	3 cr hrs
WR 552 Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing II	4 cr hrs

Subtotal:	30 cr hrs
. Third Year
Summer—Residency
WR 661 Thesis (Residency: Public reading& Craft Lecture)	0 cr hrs

Total:	60 cr hrs

A maximum of 60 graded credit hours in English/Writing at the 500- level or above.
At least 8 credit hours in WR 552 must be in genres other than your principle genre.
WR 550 Residency: Generative Workshop is graded S/U.
Post-Residency WR 552 (1 cr) is devoted to the polishing of all work begun in the Summer Residency.
A minimum grade of “C-“ and a cumulative GPA of 2.00 (or better) is required in all courses counting toward the degree.
Practicum should be planned before second Summer Residency and implemented during the residency.