Overview

Our Creative Writing degree at University of North Carolina Wilmington offers sought-after credentials in writing and publishing to undergraduates with a wide range of career interests.

Key Features

Our curriculum combines workshops in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction writing with courses in literature, hybrid genres, and special topics.

We also offer a Certificate in Publishing to BFA students, and make available classes in editing, book design, and other publishing topics through our Publishing Laboratory, and in screenwriting through the Department of Film Studies (though we do not offer the BFA degree in screenwriting).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Creative Writing

The Evolution of Creative Writing: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction

Research for Creative Writers

Fiction Writing I: Invention and Story Craft

Poetry Writing I: Image and Pattern

Creative Nonfiction I: Discovery and Story Craft

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Wilmington, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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General requirements

Completed online application.

Non-refundable $80 application fee (check or money order in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank, payable to UNCW).

Essay & short answer

An official transcript, translated into English (translation must be certified), of grades from secondary school.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

21318 USD / year

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Out-of-State

21318 USD / year

≈ 21318 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

4443 USD / year

≈ 4443 USD / year

Living costs

Wilmington

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Key Features

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Funding

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