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• Writing Option for Undergraduate English Concentrators
• Minor Program in English and Creative Writing
• Interdisciplinary Opportunities Option for College Students
• The Masters of Arts Program in the Humanities (MAPH) Writing Option

Students majoring in English who wish to produce a creative writing honors project must receive permission of the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. Before the end of their third year, students must normally have taken at least two creative writing courses in the genre in which they plan to write their own honors project. One of these courses should normally have been designated "Advanced," and students should have earned a B or higher in this course. In Winter Quarter of their fourth year, these students will enroll in a fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction thesis workshop. These seminars are advanced courses limited to eight students, and will include students majoring in English as well as ISHU and Master of Arts Program in the Humanities (MAPH) students who are producing creative theses. Students will work closely with the faculty member, with a graduate preceptor, and with their peers in the thesis writing workshops and will receive course credit as well as a final grade. Eligible students who wish to be considered for departmental honors will, in consultation with the faculty member and preceptor, revise and resubmit their creative project within six weeks of completing the senior seminar. The project will then be evaluated by the faculty member and a second reader to determine eligibility for honors.