GW's Department of English in Columbian College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Professional Studies offer a dual bachelor of arts with a major in creative writing and English and master of professional studies in the field of publishing degree. The dual program allows students to take 6 credits in graduate-level courses from the master's degree during their undergraduate program. The credits are counted toward both degrees, thereby decreasing the number of credits normally required for the master's. All requirements for both degrees must be fulfilled.
Students interested in the dual program should consult with the director of the creative writing program no later than the first semester of their junior year.
Credit sharing
Students in the dual program take two graduate courses from the MPS program during their undergraduate program. These courses replace two 3-credit, 3000-level creative writing courses in the BA program.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate requirements taken during the undergraduate program: | ||
| Book and Journal Publishing | ||
| Copyright Law in Publishing | ||
| Undergraduate requirement waived: | ||
Two selected creative writing courses taken at the 3000-level. | ||