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ENGL-3714: Creative Writing: Poetry

Description: This course is designed for students who want to focus in some depth on the writing of poetry. Emphasis is on the writing and critiquing of original poetry in a workshop/studio environment, and the analysis of exemplary poems which serve as models. Students analyze various poetic forms and produce a revised body of original poetry. 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-4714

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: up to 9 credit hours

Sections Taught: 23

Average GPA: 3.69 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 70.23%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.04%

Sophia E Terazawa202496.7%1.7%0.8%0.8%0.0%0.0%3.946
Carmen G Smith2019100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.981
Robert G Hicok202348.4%37.9%8.9%0.8%2.5%1.5%3.247
Aileen Murphy202480.9%15.8%1.1%0.0%0.0%2.2%3.794
Soham S Patel202288.8%5.9%3.0%0.0%0.0%2.4%3.892
Erika S Meitner202191.4%8.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.862
Jeffrey A Mann2021100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001

Grade Distribution Over Time

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