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Creative Writing Major (B.A.)

BAB.A. degree in Creative WritingFunding not verified

Overview

An undergraduate major in poetry, fiction and nonfiction with lower-division survey and introductory courses, upper-division workshops in a primary, second and third genre, and an optional senior honors thesis.

Official program name
Creative Writing Major (B.A.)
Awarded degree
B.A. degree in Creative Writing
Source: creativewriting.ucr.edu · verified October 9, 2026
School
Source: creativewriting.ucr.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Location
Riverside, CA
Delivery / residency
Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Source: creativewriting.ucr.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

Awarded degree is a BA in Creative Writing.

Source: creativewriting.ucr.edu · verified October 9, 2026

We list dedicated creative writing degrees only. Eligibility rules

Curriculum, genres and faculty

Genres

PoetryFictionCreative Nonfiction

Source: creativewriting.ucr.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Workshops

Literature courses

Thesis / dissertation

Craft courses

Faculty listed by the program

  • Allison Benis White — Faculty
  • Emily Rapp Black — Faculty, creative_nonfiction
  • Laila Lalami — Faculty, fiction
  • Allison Hedge Coke — Faculty, poetry
  • Charmaine Craig — Faculty, fiction
  • Andrew Winer — Faculty, fiction
  • Katie Ford — Undergraduate Director, poetry
  • Dolen Perkins-Valdez — Faculty
  • Reza Aslan — Faculty

As listed on the program's official page on October 9, 2026. Listing does not mean a faculty member is teaching or supervising new students in a given year.

Source: creativewriting.ucr.edu · verified October 9, 2026

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.

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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

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CategoryAmountBasis and year
In-state — Undergraduate, CA resident, total quarterly fees (2026-2027 first enrolled)Published for campus-based studyFrom the school's rate table for this level$6,540.93per term · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: registrar.ucr.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Out-of-state — Undergraduate, non-resident, total quarterly fees (2026-2027 first enrolled)Published for campus-based studyFrom the school's rate table for this level$19,630.93per term · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: registrar.ucr.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. creativewriting.ucr.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  2. creativewriting.ucr.edu/undergraduate-major-minor — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  3. registrar.ucr.edu/Quarterly-Undergraduate-Tuition-and-Fees — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 9, 2026

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