Creative Writing Minor

Degree Requirements

For a full breakdown of the minor's requirements, visit the Stanford Bulletin

To graduate with a minor in Creative Writing, students must complete the following requirements:

• Choose a subplan: prose, poetry, or fiction into film
• Complete at least 26 units of approved courses in desired subplan
• Take all courses for letter grades only
• Take all courses for 5 units only, with the exception of ENGLISH160 - Poetry and Poetics, the short story literature course, and the English literature elective

English Literature Elective

To satisfy this requirement:

• 3-5 units
• Lecture (LEC) or seminar (SEM) course only; workshop (WKS) courses do not satisfy this requirement
• If the course is an ENGLISH course that is 3-5 units and LEC/SEM, then it will satisfy this requirement
• If the course is not an ENGLISH course but is 3-5 units and LEC/SEM, then request a course substitution

Prerequisites

If courses on the approved course list have prerequisites, then those prerequisites may fulfill other requirements for the Creative Writing minor. For example, ENGLISH190 has a prerequisite of an introductory prose course; this prerequisite satisfies the introductory prose requirement. If a student waives the prerequisite, they may enroll into the desired course but they will not be exempt from the requirement that prerequisite would have fulfilled. The student must complete that requirement at a later time.

Course Substitutions

Subject to approval, students who take a class outside the approved course list may request a course substitution to count that course towards the Creative Writing minor. Students should not take for granted that any particular course will be accepted. Maximum limit of two approved course substitutions allowed. Request a course substitution

If accepted to the Levinthal Tutorial Program, the Levinthal Tutorial courses will count towards the intermediate/advanced workshop requirements (e.g., ENGLISH190L - Levinthal Tutorial in Fiction is considered an intermediate/advanced prose course).

Subject to approval, a five-unit independent study (ENGLISH198 - Individual Work) in prose or poetry writing may count towards the intermediate/advanced workshop requirement in the appropriate subplan.

Subplans

How to Declare

Declare the Creative Writing minor no later than the deadline for your application to graduate. To declare, visit the Student page in Axess.

Substitutions may be necessary to successfully meet the minor's requirements. To request a substitution for a Creative Writing course, fill out the Course Substitution Form below. The program will notify you once your request is reviewed.

Remember, students may not double-count courses for their major and/or minor requirements.

For general information about undergraduate minors, visit the Registrar's website

Course Substitution Form