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Portland State University · Department of English, Creative Writing Program

BFA in Creative Writing

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Creative WritingFunding not verified

Overview

An undergraduate BFA with introductory workshops in fiction, poetry and nonfiction, followed by intensive work in one genre, literature and fine arts electives, and a senior portfolio.

Official program name
BFA in Creative Writing
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Source: pdx.edu · verified October 9, 2026
School
Source: pdx.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Location
Portland, OR
Delivery / residency
Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Source: pdx.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Required credits
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this degree is listed

Dedicated Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing with a Creative Writing major.

Source: pdx.edu · verified October 9, 2026

We list dedicated creative writing degrees only. Eligibility rules

Curriculum, genres and faculty

Genres

FictionPoetryCreative Nonfiction

Source: pdx.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Workshops

  • Required introductory fiction, poetry and nonfiction writing courses (12 credits).
    Source: pdx.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Craft courses

  • 32 credits of writing electives, 16 in creative writing.
    Source: pdx.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Literature courses

  • Historical literacy (8 credits), culture/difference (4 credits) and English electives (12 credits).
    Source: pdx.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Thesis / dissertation

  • Senior Portfolio graduation requirement.
    Source: pdx.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Faculty listed by the program

Faculty list: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Writing portfolio

Portfolio requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Tests

GRE and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate competitiveness: programs rarely publish comparable figures.

Deadlines

Dates are shown with the admissions cycle the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its applicant category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-year and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
In-state — Resident undergraduate base tuition, 1 creditFrom the school's rate table for this level$240per credit · 2026-2027Source: pdx.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Out-of-state — Nonresident undergraduate base tuition, 1 creditFrom the school's rate table for this level$712per credit · 2026-2027Source: pdx.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Funding

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable. “Fully funded” never means every personal expense is covered. How we classify funding

Funding not verified

Funding policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 9, 2026.
  1. pdx.edu/academics/programs/undergraduate/creative-writing — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  2. pdx.edu/english/bfa-creative-writing-requirements — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  3. pdx.edu/english/creative-writing — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  4. pdx.edu/student-finance/tuition-fees-2026-2027-academic-year — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 9, 2026

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