Why Chose the Creative Writing Minor?
With its dual emphasis on writing and reading creative works, the Creative Writing Minor encourages students to improve communicative and language skills while developing creative and critical texts, allows students to develop analytical skills and problem-solving skills; fosters an appreciation for language as both an expressive and a communicative medium; and encourages students to develop a deeper understanding of human nature, contemporary society, and the role of the individual in today's world.
This Creative Writing minor is open to any student admitted to Ferris State and pursuing a baccalaureate degree. The minor is designed to complement any Ferris major program. Students may use only one-third of the credits in a minor that overlap with the student's major. For example: If a minor is 18 credits, 6 credits may be applied to the minor that are also used in the major. Students may apply 6 credit hours of overlap between minors.
An academic minor may only be awarded upon completion of a baccalaureate degree at Ferris State University, except those pursuing a B.A. in English Composition. This minor requires a minimum of 18 credits with a minimum 2.0 grade average in these courses. At least 50 percent of the credits of the minor must be Ferris State University credits.
Languages and Literature Department
Ferris State University
820 Campus Drive, ASC 3080
Big Rapids, MI 49307-2225
Advisor: Dr. Gordon Reynolds