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Spalding University · Sena Jeter Naslund-Karen Mann Graduate School of Writing

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Creative WritingFunding not verified

Overview

A 120-credit BFA in Creative Writing with 51 hours in the major (creative writing workshops, literature and linguistics, senior seminar, internship and practicums). Students can attend MFA residency events and take graduate courses for credit while undergraduates.

Official program name
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Source: catalog.spalding.edu · verified October 9, 2026
School
Source: spalding.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Location
Louisville, KY
Delivery / residency
Format not verified
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Required credits
120 credit hours (51 in the major)
Source: catalog.spalding.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this degree is listed

Awarded degree is a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, housed in the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing.

Source: catalog.spalding.edu · verified October 9, 2026

We list dedicated creative writing degrees only. Eligibility rules

Curriculum, genres and faculty

Genres

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

Workshops

Thesis / dissertation

Other

  • Undergraduates may take graduate courses alongside MFA students for graduate credit.
    Source: catalog.spalding.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”.
Other requirement
RequiredFormal admission to the major after completing CW 221: Introduction to Creative Writing
Source: catalog.spalding.edu · verified October 9, 2026

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We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate competitiveness: programs rarely publish comparable figures.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

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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
All students — Undergraduate full-time (12-18 credit hours)Published for campus-based studyFrom the school's rate table for this level$15,450per semester · 2026-2027Source: spalding.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. catalog.spalding.edu/?id=1062 — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 9, 2026
  2. spalding.edu/academics/college-of-social-sciences-and-humanities/naslund-mann-school-of-writing/ — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  3. spalding.edu/financial-aid/cost-of-attendance/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 9, 2026

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