Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing
Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing
Dean of the School of Arts and Letters: Dr. Billy Wooten
Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Letters:
Chair of the Department of English: Dr. Joseph Lease
Coordinator of Graduate Technical Writing Programs: Dr. Monica Miller
(478) 471-5799, office
(478) 471-5794, FAX Email: monica.miller@mga.edu
School of Arts and Letters
English Department
100 University Parkway Macon, Georgia 31206
Program Description
The Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing is a fully online 15-hour credential that prepares writers to use their talents in the professional world. The certificate supports writers already working in a creative field, students honing their craft before navigating the publishing world or film industry, and those pursuing a personally enriching goal in parallel to their current career. Taught by published authors and master teachers, the program is designed to develop skills in multiple genres—fiction, poetry, screenwriting, and narrative journalism—as well as to introduce writers to practical aspects of publishing.
Program Format
The Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing is a fully online program taught in 8-week session classes. Students can complete the program in a calendar year. The program is a stand-alone degree, but students in MGA’s Master of Arts in Technical and Professional Writing (or who wish to pursue that degree) can count up to two elective classes for the master’s degree.
Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing
Admission Requirements:
Students must meet the General Admissions Requirements for Graduate Study of the Graduate School:
· A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
· Evidence of aptitude for success in graduate-level studies
· Completion of all program admission requirements
· For residents of Georgia, Documentation of Lawful Presence
Students must meet the requirements of the Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing program:
· 2.5 GPA
· Letter of Interest
Required Courses (12 hours)
Students will take the following four classes:
Elective Course (3 hours)
Students will take one of the following elective classes: