Department of English

Registration Guidelines

The Nonfiction Writing program like other concentrations has guidelines that must be followed to complete the track.

Fall 2026 Nonfiction Writing Program Courses

This is a provisional list of courses. A final list will be available before pre-registration.

*Denotes new course

Introductory (no prerequisites)

  • ENGL0900 Critical Reading and Writing I: The Academic Essay
  • ENGL0930 Introduction to Creative Nonfiction

Intermediate (no prerequisites)

  • ENGL 1030G, Backstory (Hardy)
  • ENGL 1030L, Writing at Three Miles an Hour (Lawrence)
  • ENGL 1030M, Morning Pages (Rush)
  • ENGL 1050B, True Stories (Schapira)
  • ENGL 1050), Writing Asian American Experiences (Taalusan)
  • ENGL 1051B, Let Me Explain (Lake)*
  • ENGL 1051D, Translating Place (Stewart)*

Advanced

  • ENGL 1180H, Satire and Humor Writing (Readey)
  • ENGL 1191F, Beside Myself (Rush)
  • ENGL 1180Z, Healthcare Journalism (Lake)
  • ENGL 1181B, Memoirs of Migration (Talusan)

Spring 2027 Nonfiction Writing Program Courses

This is a provisional list of courses. A final list will be available before pre-registration.

*Denotes new course

Introductory (no prerequisites)

  • ENGL0900 Critical Reading and Writing I: The Academic Essay
  • ENGL0930 Introduction to Creative Nonfiction

Intermediate (no prerequisites)

  • ENGL 1030F, The Artist in the Archives (Stewart)
  • ENGL 1030H, Just Rhetoric (Jackson)*
  • ENGL 1050E, Sportswriting (Readey)
  • ENGL 1050Q, Writing the Family (Hipchen)
  • ENGL 1050Z, Audio/Video Storytelling
  • ENGL 1051A, The Art of the Interview (Lake)

Advanced

  • ENGL 1140D, Writing Diversity (Jackson)
  • ENGL 1140G, Line Work: Experiments in Short Forms (Stewart)
  • ENGL 1180P, Further Adventures (Hardy)
  • ENGL 1181E, Exphrasis: Writing for Art's Sake (Ward)*
  • ENGL 1190S, Poetics of Narrative (Lawrence)
  • ENGL 1190X, Nonfiction Now (Rush)
  • ENGL 1191G, Research and Media Literacy for Creative Nonfiction

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Nonfiction Writing Honors Program is intended for students who have been highly successful in their English concentration work.