Bachelor in Creative Writing (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $52,500 per year..

Graduates are qualified to pursue advanced study in creative writing or enter careers in writing, editing, and media. The programme emphasizes hands-on writing development through workshops and public readings. Students engage with published authors through conferences and campus visits. The curriculum integrates literary study with practical writing experience in multiple genres.

Focus areas include Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Writing for Media.

The programme requires 120 credits, with 48 credits in the major including core courses, writing workshops, and electives in literary genres. Students complete a senior capstone project in their chosen genre.

Graduates work as editors, technical writers, media reporters, software designers for interactive fiction, counselors, and teachers.

Applicants must submit a high school transcript, standardized test scores, and a creative writing sample. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is recommended. Admission decisions are based on academic record and writing ability.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 79% of applicants.

Eckerd College is a liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida, with academic pathways that lead graduates into medicine, law, marine science and other fields. Students have worked with organizations including NASA, NOAA, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Boeing Intelligence & Analytics, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and Raymond James Financial. Students have also co-authored research on gopher tortoises in scientific journals. Ninety percent of graduates earn their degree in four years or fewer, and 94% are employed or pursuing advanced degrees within one year of graduation.

The college’s waterfront campus is home to 1,800 students from across the United States and around the world. St. Petersburg sits on Florida’s Gulf Coast, with seven beaches nearby and an average year-round temperature of 75 degrees. Some residence halls have ocean views, and most are pet-friendly. The city also offers access to technology jobs and a strong work-life balance.

International students can ease into college through Autumn Term, a three-week orientation that introduces college life and helps students plan their studies. Each student receives support from a personal faculty mentor. Eckerd offers faculty-led study abroad programmes, a semester at its study centre in London and about 300 destinations each year, giving students several ways to add international experience to their degree.