The Creative Writing Minor includes four tracks: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and cross-genre (students choose one).

Students may declare the cross-genre track of the minor at any time, with no application process or prerequisites.

Admission to the poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction track is by application only, and is normally based on a manuscript of creative work from ENGLISH 206-0 Reading & Writing Poetry, ENGLISH 207-0 Reading & Writing Fiction, or ENGLISH 208-0 Reading & Writing Creative Nonfiction.  The department accepts applications to these tracks of the Creative Writing Minor early each spring. First-year students may not apply.

Literature courses anchor the Creative Writing Minor within a context of general literacy.

Double-counting note: Weinberg College prohibits double-counting a minor course toward some other major or minor, except where this is explicitly permitted in this catalog. Weinberg College does allow double-counting a minor course toward a general bachelor's degree requirement (i.e. degree requirements other than majors or minors). Other programs or schools may have their own restrictions that supersede this, so check the relevant parts of this catalog for possible limits.

Creative Writing Minor: Poetry Track (8 units)

Creative Writing Minor: Fiction Track (8 units)

Creative Writing Minor: Creative Nonfiction Track (8 units)

Creative Writing Minor: Cross-Genre Track (7 units)

Students who matriculated in Spring 2025 or earlier can choose to opt into the current requirements listed here or can choose to follow requirements as outlined in a Catalog edition corresponding to their prior quarters of enrollment. The Office of the Registrar maintains an archive of Catalog editions.