Minor in Creative Writing

The Minor in Creative Writing offers undergraduates the opportunity to hone their skills while exploring the full range of literary genres including poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The Minor is a sixteen-point credit load consisting of three to four creative writing courses.  V39.0815 Creative Writing: Introduction to Fiction & Poetry (or V39.9815 Creative Writing, or equivalent) is generally the foundational course, to be followed by twelve additional points in the form of three higher-level workshops (Intermediate/Advanced/Master Class; four points each) or one higher-level workshop combined with one of our summer intensives (Writers in New York or Writers in Paris; eight points each).

Students who take a summer intensive are not required to take the introductory workshop; they may take advanced coursework in the same genre as their summer intensive (including creative nonfiction, for fiction summer students) and/or move directly into an intermediate workshop in the alternative genre. The introductory workshop (V39.0815, V39.9815, or equivalent) and summer intensives (V39.0818, V39.0819, V39.9818, and V39.9819) may only be taken once for credit. All other workshops may be taken up to three times for credit.

INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOPS
No prerequisite. 4 points.
♦ On-Campus (V39.0815 Creative Writing: Intro to Fiction & Poetry)
♦ Abroad (V39.9815 Creative Writing, locations vary by term)

INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOPS
Prerequisite: V39.0815, V39.9815, V39.0818/9, V39.9818/9, or equivalent. 4 points.
♦ V39.0816 Intermediate Fiction Workshop
♦ V39.0817 Intermediate Poetry Workshop

ADVANCED WORKSHOPS
♦ V39.0820 Advanced Fiction Workshop
Prerequisite: V39.0815, V39.9815, V39.0816, V39.0818, V39.9818 or equivalent. 4 points.
♦ V39.0830 Advanced Poetry Workshop
Prerequisite: V39.0815, V39.9815, V39.0817, V39.0819, V39.9819 or equivalent. 4 points.
♦ V39.0850 Advanced Creative Nonfiction Workshop
Prerequisite: V39.0815, V39.9815, V39.0816, V39.0818, V39.9818 or equivalent. 4 points.
Application required for all advanced workshops.

MASTER CLASSES
♦ V39.0860 Master Class in Fiction
Prerequisite: V39.0815, V39.9815, V39.0816, V39.0818, V39.9818 or equivalent. 4 points.
♦ V39.0870 Master Class in Poetry
Prerequisite: V39.0815, V39.9815, V39.0817, V39.0819, V39.9819 or equivalent.4 points.
Application required for all master classes.

SUMMER INTENSIVES
No prerequisite. Application required. 8 points.
♦ V39.0818 Writers in New York: Fiction
♦ V39.0819 Writers in New York: Poetry
♦ V39.9818 Writers in Paris: Fiction
♦ V39.9819 Writers in Paris: Poetry

The Minor must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0. No credit toward the Creative Writing Minor is granted for grades of C- or lower, although such grades will be computed into the grade point average of the Minor, as well as into the overall grade point average. No course to be counted toward the Minor may be taken on a pass/fail basis. In the semester prior to graduation, it is recommended that all Creative Writing Minors contact the Creative Writing Program, to verify that their declarations are on record and that they have fulfilled (or have enrolled in) all of the appropriate courses for the Minor.

To Declare the Minor: Students in the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) should download the Declaration Form, fill it out, and bring it to the Creative Writing Program at the Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House (58 West 10th Street, Room 002 or the mailbox of Scott Statland, basement level). Students in Stern, Tisch, Steinhardt, and Gallatin need to declare the Minor through their respective colleges. Scott Statland (scott.statland@nyu.edu) can sign off on declaration forms from other NYU schools.

Course Substitution Policy: Students may petition to apply a maximum of one outside course towards the Minor, either as the introductory prerequisite (equivalent to V39.0815) or as an elective.  An outside course is any creative writing course offered outside of the CAS Creative Writing Program. To petition to substitute an outside course, please submit the course’s description, syllabus (including course readings and assignments), and a brief note indicating which course you are seeking to substitute: the introductory prerequisite workshop or one of the Minor electives.  We will review the submitted syllabus to verify course level and determine substitution eligibility.  We recommend petitioning prior to registration, so you know in advance if the proposed course can serve as substitute.  Please submit materials to:

Scott Statland
Program Administrator
NYU Creative Writing Program
Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House
58 West 10th Street, Room 002
New York, NY 10011
Fax: 212-995-4864
scott.statland@nyu.edu

If an outside course is approved for substitution, we will count it towards the Minor provided NYU approves the course credit for transfer and you receive a grade of C or better.