Overview

Key features

Prospective Creative Writing majors at Coe College should plan on taking a creative writing course each semester; within that guideline, there is a good deal of flexibility in how to complete the major.

Courses should be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor in the English Department. Creative writing majors take workshops in at least two of the three genres we teach (poetry, fiction and playwriting), eventually concentrating on one genre for the Manuscript Workshop. If you wish to develop skills in writing nonfiction prose — journalism, personal essays, etc. — consider the writing major offered by the Rhetoric Department.

A collateral major in Creative Writing requires concurrent completion of another major. When completing a creative writing major or minor, you may not select either the major or minor in writing offered by the Rhetoric Department. If majoring in both English and creative writing, you cannot count more than two ENG-courses toward the creative writing major.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Topics in Creative Writing

Literary Studies: The Art of Reading and Writing

Poetry Workshop

Fiction Workshop

Playwriting Workshop

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

128 SCH

32 course credits for graduation
1 course credit = 4 semester hours

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cedar Rapids, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed Coe College Application or Common Application
Official results of the SAT or ACT*
Official high school transcript**
Admission recommendation (optional for students who meet Coe's minimum academic standards)
Personal essay (optional for students who meet Coe's minimum academic standards)

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

56380 USD / year

≈ 56380 USD / year
Out-of-State

56380 USD / year

≈ 56380 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

56380 USD / year

≈ 56380 USD / year

Living costs

Cedar Rapids

United States

895 - 1290 USD / month

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

Funding

Coe College values a diverse international population and offers financial assistance to qualified students in the form of renewable scholarships, grants and on-campus work-study. The university's funds are not limitless and generally students should expect to pay for a portion of their college expenses (at least one half or more).

International Scholarships: Merit-based scholarships are awarded based on academic performance in high school and exams such as the SAT.
Global Leadership Scholarship (Full-Tuition): Coe College provides one full-tuition scholarship each year to a non-U.S. citizen attending high school outside of the U.S.

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