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ENGL-3704: Creative Writing: Fiction

Description: This course is designed for students who want to focus in some depth on the writing of various forms of fiction such as the short story and novella. Emphasis is on the writing the critiquing of original fiction in a workshop/studio environment, and the analysis of exemplary texts which serve as models. Students produce a body of original fiction in draft and revised forms. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL-2744

Required By: ENGL-4204, ENGL-4704, ENGL-4724

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: up to 9 credit hours

Sections Taught: 26

Average GPA: 3.80 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 76.67%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.17%

Joseph R Scallorns202290.7%7.2%2.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.865
Edward C Falco202380.6%16.7%2.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.815
Robert J Hooper202194.7%5.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.951
Robin M Allnutt202082.5%12.5%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.752
Joseph T Truscello202180.0%10.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.691
Sean R Conaway202363.6%18.2%13.7%0.0%0.0%4.5%3.541
Jeffrey A Mann202486.6%9.2%2.3%0.8%1.1%0.0%3.776
Lucinda H Roy202477.0%20.8%2.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.682
Smith Evan Lavender202090.9%9.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.912
Matthew Salesses202485.0%15.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.821

Grade Distribution Over Time

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