Bachelor of Arts in English (Creative Writing)

Students in the Department of English learn to create for a world dependent on the written word and visual rhetoric. Ever-changing and fragmented communication landscapes—especially those that include AI—demand leaders who can inspire others by using words and images that convey innovative ideas and foster authentic connections. Our students create essays and professional documents, along with poems, short stories, and screenplays, as well as content for a host of new media platforms. What students create in the Department of English is limited only by their own imaginations.Courses cover a range of texts—from medieval literature to pop culture—through a range of approaches. Students in English analyze literature, rhetoric, technical documents, film, and other media, and they express themselves in a variety of contexts while exploring big questions about life, meaning, and value. From literary wonderlands to the cinematic west, from the Elizabethan stage to social media platforms, English courses take students to a variety of textual worlds.Our department’s faculty are award-winning authors, scholars, poets, and essayists who bring a breadth of expertise into the classroom. Their courses help students hone their crafts, developing the abilities to analyze texts, express themselves in different media, and adapt to the future. Our flexible curriculum provides a broad foundation in the Humanities while also encouraging students to pursue their individual passions among several different concentrations and minors.The Bachelor of Arts in English degree provides a broad foundation in the study of writing and texts, including literature, film and media, and rhetoric. Students with a concentration in Creative Writing choose advanced workshop-style courses in fiction, poetry, screenwriting, and other forms of creative written expression. The degree culminates with a Senior Seminar in Fiction Writing or Poetry Writing.

First-time college applicants are required to graduate or have graduated from a foreign secondary school with an academic profile equivalent to that of a U.S. high school curriculum.Graduate with the equivalent of a U.S. high school diploma.When reviewing your application, Texas State will consider your high school curriculum, admission essay(s), extracurricular involvement, leadership, community service, work experience, quality and competitive level of courses taken and grades earned, in addition to other factors presented in your application.We strongly encourage anyone who is not offered freshman admission to attend another college, complete 30 hours of transferable credit with a minimum GPA of a 2.25, and apply for transfer admission.IELTS (academic) - overall scores required 6.5 and minimum individual module scores of 6.0TOEFL iBT - overall scores 78