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This seminar pairs creative writers with education majors in after-school programs and other community settings to teach creative writing to children. Classroom sessions focus on writing process pedagogies, children's literature, and conferring strategies to equip participants for their service-learning placements. May be used to satisfy general distribution requirements if not used for the writing major.

Advanced training in poetry writing, as well as directed reading and discussion of modern poetry. May be used to satisfy general distribution requirements if not used for the writing major. May be repeated for advanced credit with portfolio by permission of instructor.

Involves advanced training in fiction writing, as well as directed reading and discussion of modern fiction. May be repeated for advanced credit with portfolio by permission of instructor. May be used to satisfy general distribution requirements if not used for the writing major.

Open only to juniors and seniors. An internship that involves closely supervised on-the-job training in career writing. May be repeated for a maximum of 10 semester hours of credit, four of which may count toward the writing major. Students must apply for the internship one semester in advance. May not be used to satisfy general distribution requirements.

The senior portfolio course is required for all English majors in the last semester of their senior year. The course will assess student attainment of stated outcomes and also offer preparation for career development, including employment or graduate and professional schools.