University of Arizona · Department of English

B.A. in Creative Writing

BABachelor of Arts in Creative WritingFunding not verified

Overview

A Creative Writing major with introductory, intermediate, and advanced workshops in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, plus literature and elective coursework; students specialize in one genre after the first year. The degree requires 120 units, including 42 upper-division units, and a minor or second major.

Official program name: B.A. in Creative Writing
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Source: english.arizona.edu · verified October 9, 2026
School: University of Arizona — Department of English
Source: english.arizona.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Location: Tucson, AZ
Delivery / residency: Campus-based
Source: english.arizona.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Study intensity: Not verified
Duration: Not verified
Required credits: 120 total units, including 42 upper-division units
Source: english.arizona.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this degree is listed

A dedicated Creative Writing major (B.A. in Creative Writing), separate from the B.A. in English, with genre specialization in fiction, nonfiction, or poetry.

Source: english.arizona.edu · verified October 9, 2026

We list dedicated creative writing degrees only. Eligibility rules

Curriculum, genres and faculty

Genres

Fiction Creative Nonfiction Poetry

Source: english.arizona.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Craft courses

ENGL 215 Elements of Craft in Creative Writing and two introductory genre courses.
Source: english.arizona.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Workshops

One 300-level and one 400-level creative writing workshop.
Source: english.arizona.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Other

A minor or second major is required.
Source: english.arizona.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Fourth-semester second language proficiency.
Source: english.arizona.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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
In-state — Incoming first-year and transfer, Arizona resident, estimated tuition and feesFrom the school's rate table for this level	$13,900	per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: financialaid.arizona.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Out-of-state — Incoming first-year and transfer, non-resident, estimated tuition and feesFrom the school's rate table for this level	$44,400	per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: financialaid.arizona.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.

english.arizona.edu/ba-creative-writing — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
english.arizona.edu/ba-creative-writing/requirements — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
english.arizona.edu/mfa-creative-writing/apply — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
financialaid.arizona.edu/cost/incoming — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 9, 2026

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