Wilkes University College of Arts and Sciences 0 courses
4+1 Proposal The Wilkes University “4+1” program would allow the undergraduate student at Wilkes to take our first-semester graduate courses in creative writing during their senior year of college and therefore (if afterwards accepted into our program) save on the total time and cost of an MA or MFA in Creative Writing. The two credits of graduate courses (6 credits) would be co-listed as two elective undergraduate courses (6 credits). MA in Creative Writing 30 credits, 3 semesters would become 21 credits, 2 semesters with the 4+1. MFA in Creative Writing 49 credits, 5 semesters would become 40 credits in 4 semesters with the 4+1 Program Outline and Features Qualifications/Application Interested undergraduates should go to https://gradapply.wilkes.edu/apply/ and click on “4+1” Prerequisites: At least one undergraduate creative writing course (which may include one internship or independent study) with a grade of B+ or better. Enrollment and Attendance Upon acceptance to the 4+1 Program, students would audit a January or June week-long Wilkes Creative Writing residency course, CW 501R: Foundations of Creative Writing (3 credits), and register for any two of the following semester CW “Foundation” courses-all online during the fall and spring (15-week) semesters: CW 502: Writing Fiction (3 credits) CW 503: Writing Poetry (3 credits) CW 504: Writing Plays (3 credits) CW 505: Writing Screenplays (3 credits) CW 506: Writing Nonfiction (3 credits) Wilkes 4+1 students would...
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