2012-2013 - Sweet Briar College

level writing-intensive literature course in the department.
Students who have satisfied the first-year writing requirement via transfer credit will be encouraged but
not required to take a writing-intensive course in the fall.
Students cannot drop or withdraw from ENGL 100, ENGL 104, or the 100-level writing-intensive
literature course they are taking in the department to fulfill the first-year writing requirement without
the written consent of the instructor, the chair of the department, and the Dean.
A student who receives a grade of F in either ENGL 100 or ENGL 104 must repeat that course in
consecutive semesters (for ENGL 100, consecutive fall semesters) until she passes it. When a student
passes ENGL 100, she must enroll in ENGL 104 the following semester.
Students taking a 100-level writing-intensive literature course to fulfill the first-year writing
requirement may not also use that course to fulfill the general education V.2 requirement or count it
toward the requirements for the majors or minors in the department.
First-year students should take ENGL 104 (unless they have been exempted) and a 100-level literature
course before enrolling in a literature course at the 200-level or above. Exceptions require the
permission of the instructor and the chair of the department.
English and Creative Writing
Creative writing students work in a variety of genres: fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. They
participate in workshops that emphasize specificity, precision, and heightened editing skills, with
publication as a desirable outcome. Nonfiction students write in several forms: the personal essay,
memoir, and journalism.
Creative Writing Major
Creative Writing Minor
The English and Creative Writing Major
(39 semester hours)
Required:
Senior Exercise:
ENGL 453 (3) Senior Portfolio Seminar
Choose 6 three-credit creative writing workshops, including ENGL 106 and at least one course in
two of the following genres: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction.
Note: As a general rule, students should begin their work in creative writing by enrolling in ENGL 106.
Students may request permission to substitute another writing workshop for ENGL 106 by submitting