s.h. = semester hours
LD = Lower Division (Community College-Level: Freshman, 1000-level /Sophomore, 2000-level)
UD = Upper Division (University-Level: Junior, 3000-level /Senior, 4000-level)
The student is responsible for fulfilling all requirements on this degree plan and is encouraged to review the catalog that governs this degree plan.
Substitutions in this degree plan must be approved by following the same procedures as for the degree.
This document is an unofficial guide to your degree. Please contact an advisor for an official degree plan.
Must meet minimum requirements: 120 s.h. overall, 36 s.h. UD, of which 30 s.h. must be completed at UHV.
Core Curriculum
10 - Communication – 6 semester hours
20 - Mathematics – 3 semester hours
30 - Life & Physical Sciences – 6 semester hours
40 - Language, Philosophy and Culture – 3 semester hours
50 - Creative Arts – 3 semester hours
60 - American History – 6 semester hours
70 - Government/Political Sciences – 6 semester hours
80 - Social and Behavioral Sciences – 3 semester hours
90 - Institutionally Designated Option – 6 semester hours

Creative Writing Major Requirements
General Program Requirements – 10 semester hours
ENGL 3430 – Professional Writing
SPCH 1311, 1315, 1318, or 1321 (CORE)
COSC 1301 or 1401, or BCIS 1305 (CORE)
Sophomore Foreign Language
Creative Writing General Requirements – 30 semester hours
ENGL 2313 Introduction to Creative Writing
12 hours of undergraduate writing workshop - chosen from ENGL 3315 Creative Nonfiction Writing, ENGL 3318 Fiction Writing, ENGL 3319 Poetry Writing
ENGL 3313 Poetry & Poetics
ENGL 3316 Narrative Fiction
ENGL 4323 Literature for Writers
6 hours of upper division ENGL electives