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ENGL-2744: Introduction to Creative Writing

Description: A workshop for beginning writers who will identify and apply formal elements of a variety of genres and employ the skills, tools, methods, and iterative processes used by creative writers to produce fully developed works of art.

Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 6A Critique & Practice in Arts, 6D Critique & Prac in Design, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 277

Average GPA: 3.66 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 67.45%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.52%

Elisabeth L Bloomer202468.0%18.7%6.4%2.0%2.4%2.6%3.4726
Joseph T Truscello202483.5%10.2%2.9%1.0%2.0%0.5%3.7120
Andrew J Hobin202477.0%15.5%2.8%0.9%1.7%2.2%3.6722
Clinton J Craig202470.1%18.1%6.4%0.8%1.6%3.1%3.5712
Robin M Allnutt202461.3%23.6%7.6%1.7%2.7%3.1%3.4023
Nathan D Dragon202485.9%5.2%5.2%0.0%1.2%2.6%3.784
Aileen Murphy202484.2%10.9%1.9%1.3%0.7%0.9%3.7627
Sean R Conaway202480.0%11.6%4.0%1.2%1.6%1.7%3.6622
Joseph R Scallorns202481.9%13.1%1.6%0.5%1.1%1.9%3.7720
Jeffrey A Mann202492.1%7.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.913
Dante Fuoco2023100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Tolu Adeyeye202093.3%0.0%6.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.851
Evan J Massey202182.4%0.0%5.9%5.9%0.0%5.9%3.691
Mark R Armstrong202387.5%6.3%0.0%0.0%6.3%0.0%3.691
Georgia E Hodes202387.5%12.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.881
Janine A Joseph202273.0%16.1%2.8%2.6%2.8%2.8%3.572
Gyorgyi Voros202264.7%21.4%6.5%0.7%3.6%3.1%3.4616
Ruth E Aitken202492.3%7.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.921
Ashieda M Mckoy202086.7%13.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.791
Robert J Hooper202487.2%7.5%3.1%1.1%0.9%0.3%3.7818
Taylor B Portela2022100.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.941
Gideon J Simons202082.4%17.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.631
Blessing J Christopher202270.6%29.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.711
Florence Gonsalves202372.2%11.1%5.6%5.6%0.0%5.6%3.481
Andres Macias2024100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Brianna P Stout202466.7%13.3%6.7%0.0%13.3%0.0%3.101
Lucinda H Roy202474.1%25.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.684
Staff Okonkwo202083.3%11.2%5.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.781
Mary Fischer202483.4%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.781
Alexander Gershberg202488.9%5.6%5.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.831
Sophia E Terazawa202498.2%1.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.993
Khadijah Queen202194.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.3%3.981
Honora A Ankong202294.5%5.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.881
Sonya A Lara202283.3%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.821
Kennedy L Coyne202377.8%22.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.661
Ivan A Davenny202388.9%5.6%0.0%0.0%5.6%0.0%3.691
Leslie E Jernegan201984.2%5.3%5.3%0.0%5.3%0.0%3.601
Staff Garretson2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Yasmine Z Ameli2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.951
Carl N Bean202045.4%38.2%8.3%5.0%3.3%0.0%3.153
Makensi Ceriani2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Ornelas Mirna V Palacio202189.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%10.5%0.0%3.581
Andre Jones202173.7%26.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.721
Dashiel N Elhauge2021100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Zaldivar Bessie M Flores202385.0%12.8%2.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.802
Kira K Homsher202279.0%15.9%5.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.661
Soham S Patel202386.4%13.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.863
Mina V Buzzek2023100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Rachel K Richards202390.0%0.0%5.0%0.0%5.0%0.0%3.721
Jessica S Cohen201990.5%4.8%0.0%0.0%4.8%0.0%3.681
Daniel R Melling201995.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.8%0.0%3.771
Devin H Koch201985.0%5.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.751
Daniel P Kennedy201970.0%20.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.571
Anne E Raab202165.0%15.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.451
Alexa R Garvoille202185.0%10.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.831
Christopher Wilson202285.3%9.9%1.3%2.4%1.2%0.0%3.764
Sarah E Hansen202095.3%4.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.941
Sarah Boudreau202176.2%9.6%14.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.631
Staff Lischau202171.4%4.8%9.6%4.8%9.5%0.0%3.241
Scott L Sanders202195.2%4.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.951
Darling Meredith E Glasson201977.3%22.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.761
Adele E Williams202090.9%9.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.911

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W