Creative Writing

This award is not eligible for Financial Aid

Details

Field of Interest
Culture and Society
Degree Type
Academic Certificate (AC)
Academic Plan
Creative Writing (CER)
Academic Plan Code
6224N
Effective Term
Fall 2026

Full-time Sequence

Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number Course Name Requisites Notes Area Credits
CRW150 Introduction to Creative Writing Critical course Gateway course ENG210 maybe substituted for CRW150 with permission of Program Director 3
RE Restricted Electives 3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number Course Name Requisites Notes Area Credits
Series I Series 1 Select in consultation with the program director. 3
Series I Series 1 Select in consultation with the program director. 3
CRW200 Readings for Writers 1

Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3
Course Number Course Name Requisites Notes Area Credits
Series II Series 2 Select in consultation with the program director. 3
CRW200 Readings for Writers 1
Series II Series 2 Select in consultation with the program director. 3

Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4
Course Number Course Name Requisites Notes Area Credits
CRW201 Portfolio 1
Series II Series 2 Select in consultation with the program director. 3

Series 1

Students must complete six (6) credits from Series I and nine (9) credits from Series II in consultation with a Program Director. 

Series I: Credits: 6 
Students must complete two (2) of the following courses for a total of six (6) credits. 
CRW120 Introduction to Writing Children`s Literature 3 
CRW160 Introduction to Writing Poetry 3 
CRW170 Introduction to Writing Fiction 3 
CRW172 Introduction to Comic Book Writing 3 
CRW180 Introduction to Writing Nonfiction 3 
CRW190 Introduction to Screenwriting 3 
THO118 Playwriting 3 

Series II

Series II: Credits: 9 
Students must complete three (3) of the following courses for a total of nine (9) credits. 
+ CRW202 The Writer as Witness 3 
+ CRW204 Journaling 3 
+ CRW220 Intermediate Writing Children`s Literature 3 
CRW251 Topics in Creative Writing 3 
+ CRW260 Intermediate Poetry Writing 3 
+ CRW261 Topics in Writing: Poetry 3 
+ CRW270 Intermediate Fiction Writing 3 
+ CRW271 Topics in Writing: Fiction 3 
+ CRW272 Planning and Structuring the Novel 3 
+ CRW273 Writing the Novel 3 
+ CRW274 Revising the Novel 3 
+ CRW281 Topics in Writing: Non-Fiction 3 
+ CRW290 Intermediate Screenwriting 3 
+ CRW291 Topics in Writing: Plays 3

Restricted Electives

A list of additional, alternative, or supplemental courses for this pathway map
Course Number Course Name Requisites Notes Area Credits
CRW+++ Any Creative Writing Course not listed in Required Courses area 1–3
ENG235 Magazine Article Writing 3
ENH+++ Any English Humanities Course 3
THF210 or
HUM210		 Contemporary Cinema or Contemporary Cinema AHM, HU or AHM, HU 3
THE260 Film Analysis 3

Courses Not Currently Offered

Phoenix College does not currently offer these courses. These courses may be offered by other Maricopa Community Colleges as indicated below. Alternative courses, as outlined in the term-by-term course listing above, may also meet the same requirements for your degree or certificate.

Courses listed in this pathway map that are not currently offered at Phoenix College
Course Number Course Name Offering Colleges
CRW200 Readings for Writers Glendale, Mesa, Rio Salado
CRW201 Portfolio Mesa, Rio Salado
ENG235 Magazine Article Writing Rio Salado
THE260 Film Analysis Not currently offered

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