Introductory creative writing courses are open to all; no application required. Advanced classes require departmental permission to enroll.
Students may only enroll in one CWR course per semester. You may submit the waitlist form once per semester in order to indicate your prerequisites and obtain enrollment permission.
Review the specific guidelines for enrollment for each course below:
Spring 2025 Course Enrollment Guidelines
CWR 202 — Introductory Poetry
No prerequisites. Open enrollment. Three seats are reserved for first-year students, three seats for sophomores, two seats for juniors, and two seats for seniors. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please register your information for CWR 202. If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.
CWR 204— Introductory Fiction
No prerequisites. Open enrollment. Three seats are reserved for first-year students, three seats for sophomores, two seats for juniors, and two seats for seniors. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please register your information for CWR 204. If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.
CWR 206/COM 315/TRA 206 — Literary Translation
No prerequisites or restrictions. Open enrollment. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please register your information for CWR 206. If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.
CWR 213 — Writing Speculative Fiction
No prerequisites or restrictions. Open enrollment. Three seats are reserved for first-year students, three seats for sophomores, two seats for juniors, and two seats for seniors. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please register your information for CWR 213. If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.
CWR 218 — Reading Like a Writer
No prerequisites or restrictions. Open enrollment. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please register your information for CWR 218. If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.
CWR 302 — Advanced Poetry
Prerequisites and restrictions: Students must have completed two 200-level CWR courses prior to enrollment. For enrollment permission, please register for CWR 302.
CWR 304 — Advanced Fiction
Prerequisites and restrictions: Students must have completed two 200-level CWR courses prior to enrollment. For enrollment permission, please register for CWR 304.
CWR 306/COM 356/TRA 314— Advanced Literary Translation
No prerequisites or restrictions. Open enrollment. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please register your information for CWR 306. If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.
CWR 310 — Writing from Life
Prerequisites and restrictions: Students must have completed two 200-level CWR courses prior to enrollment. For enrollment permission, please register for CWR 310.
CWR 347/VIS 340 — Short Screenwriting: A Visual-Temporal Approach
No prerequisites. Open enrollment. Three seats are reserved for first-year students, three seats for sophomores, two seats for juniors, and two seats for seniors. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please register your information for CWR 347. If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.
CWR 348/VIS 348 — Intro to Screenwriting: Writing the Short Film
Prerequisites and restrictions: No prerequisites. Open enrollment. Three seats are reserved for first-year students, three seats for sophomores, two seats for juniors, and two seats for seniors. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please register your information for CWR 348. If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.
*Students may only enroll in one CWR course per semester. You may submit the waitlist form once per semester in order to indicate your prerequisites and obtain enrollment permission.