Undergraduate Program
Creative Writing Program Undergraduate Certificate
Undergraduate Application Form
Please fill out the application and submit it to the Chair of Creative Writing through email or drop off a copy to Anita Reyes at ELABS 125. Attached you will also see the courses that can be applied to the Creative Writing Certificate.
UTRGV Certificate in Creative Writing in B.A. English Major
Certificate in Creative Writing in B.A. English Major
Core Course: 3 Hours
- English 3351 - Creative Writing I
Applied Genre Courses: Choice of 9 Hours
- English 3352 – Creative Nonfiction
- English 4350 – Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
- English 4351 – Advanced Creative Writing: Workshop in Play-writing
- English 4352 – Advanced Creative Writing: Workshop in Fiction
- English 4353 – Forms and Techniques of Creative Writing
- English 4354 – Advanced Creative Writing: Graphic Literature
- English 4355 – Advanced Creative Writing: Screenwriting
- English 4356 – Advanced Creative Writing: Children’s Literature
- English 4357 – Advanced Creative Writing: CW and Social Action
- English 4358 – Advanced Creative Writing: Writing for Performance
- English 4359 – Special Topics in Creative Writing
- English 3350 – Gallery
- Theatre 4315 – Scriptwriting for the Stage and Screen
- Spanish 3330 – Creative Writing in Spanish: Narrative
- Spanish 3331 – Creative Writing in Spanish: Poetry and Prose Poetry
- Spanish 3332 – Creative Writing in Spanish: Playwriting
- Spanish 3333 – Creative Writing in Spanish: Special Topics
- And any course in WLS or LCS which contains 50% or more creative writing content
English (Creative Writing), Bachelor of Arts
The English degrees at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, which include the BA in English, MA in English, MA in English as a Second Language, and MA in Interdisciplinary Studies, cultivate in students scholarly and creative achievement through graduate and undergraduate courses in literature, language, rhetoric and composition, creative writing, and secondary English language arts. We promote student literacy – specifically the abilities to read, write, and think critically – as well as an appreciation for the English language. We encourage faculty to pursue excellence in teaching, foster collegiality, contribute scholarly research, and engage in service to the university and Rio Grande Valley community. The English degrees, as a collaboration among the Department of Literatures and Cultural Studies, the Department of Writing and Language Studies, and the Creative Writing Program in the College of Fine Arts, support culturally responsive pedagogy and community engagement. A student with an English major possesses skills in critical thinking, writing, and reading. English majors can enter professions such as teaching, writing, editing, media production, the law, public service, and advocacy, and they are prepared for continued graduate or professional study.