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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: 99

Average GPA: 3.53 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 57.71%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.29%

Scott L Sanders201543.9%44.3%9.5%1.4%0.5%0.5%3.2610
Joseph R Scallorns202278.8%15.2%3.5%0.4%1.6%0.4%3.6825
Edward C Falco202367.5%30.4%1.5%0.0%0.6%0.0%3.719
Frederick M D'aguiar201489.3%7.0%1.2%0.0%2.5%0.0%3.754
Robin M Allnutt202056.0%28.6%9.0%2.2%3.6%0.6%3.2915
Jeffrey A Mann202473.2%19.2%2.4%3.0%2.3%0.0%3.5512
Robert G Hicok200656.3%18.8%12.5%12.5%0.0%0.0%3.111
Carl N Bean200734.4%48.4%15.3%1.0%1.0%0.0%3.125
Smith Evan Lavender202090.2%7.9%0.0%0.0%1.9%0.0%3.853
James M Vollmer201279.2%16.0%1.0%2.0%1.9%0.0%3.665
Nathan D Blake201580.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%10.0%0.0%3.441
Sean R Conaway202363.6%18.2%13.7%0.0%0.0%4.5%3.541
Lucinda H Roy202464.6%30.5%4.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.563
Lisa Norris200771.6%25.1%3.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.653
Robert J Hooper202194.7%5.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.951
Joseph T Truscello202180.0%10.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.691

Grade Distribution Over Time