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Creative Writing Graduate Certificate at Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University, United States

Programme overview

The Advanced Certificate in Creative Writing is a 16-credit graduate concentration for working adults with a BA, available to Stony Brook graduate students and non-degree students. It allows flexibility in choice of courses and genres.

Faculty: Stony Brook Southampton  |  Department: Creative Writing and Literature  |  Duration: 16 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

Introduction to Graduate Writing (CWL 500) plus three or more workshops or topics courses (12 credits) chosen from Forms of Fiction, Poetry, Scriptwriting, Creative Nonfiction, Professional and Scientific Writing, Special Topics, Writers Conference and Advanced Writing Workshop.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from an accredited institution with cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 on a 4-point scale; current Stony Brook graduate students complete a Permission to Enroll in a Secondary Certificate form; statement of purpose (1-2 pages) and a writing sample of up to 10 pages of poetry or 30 pages of prose.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 16 credits

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