This is a sample curriculum plan for the Narrative Arts BFA within the College of Arts and Sciences at Boise State.
If you are a prospective student viewing this document, please note curriculum is subject to change and specific per catalog year.
For current students, this plan is intended to be a glimpse at key sequencing within the major, and includes some common/important advising notes. Sample plans are meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. This plan does not replace the advice of academic advisors. Please refer to the Advising Contacts page for information about advising within the College of Arts and Sciences and how to contact advisors within each department.
First Year
First Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| ENGL 101 | Intro to College Writing | 3 |
| FM | Foundation of Mathematics* | 3 |
| UF 100 | Foundations of Intellectual Life | 3 |
| FH | Foundation of Humanities* | 3 |
| FC | Foundations of Oral Communication* | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 |
Second Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| FN | Foundations of Natural, Physical and Applied Science w/ lab | 4 |
| FA | Foundations of Art* | 3 |
| FS | Foundations of Social Sciences* | 3 |
| Elective | | 3 |
| Total | | 16 |
Second Year
First Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
CW 201
| Writing Creative Nonfiction | 3 |
| CW 203 | Writing Fiction | 3 |
| UF 200 | Foundations of Ethics and Diversity | 3 |
| FS | Foundations of Social Sciences (in second field)* | 3 |
| FN | Foundations of Natural, Physical and Applied Science* w/o lab | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 |
Second Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| CW 301 | Intermediate Creative Nonfiction Writing | 3 |
| CW 233 | Fundamentals of Narrative | 3 |
| CW 275 | Writing Studio | 3 |
| FILM 250 | Screenwriting I | 3 |
| Elective | | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 |
Third Year
First Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| CW 303 | Intermediate Fiction Writing | 3 |
| CW 332 | Form and Theory of Creative Writing | 3 |
| CW 401 | Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing | 3 |
| FILM 350 | Screenwriting II | 3 |
| Elective | | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 |
Second Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| THEA 105 | Play Analysis | 3 |
| Narrative Arts Cluster 1 Class | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| CW 403 | Advanced Fiction Writing | 3 |
| Narrative Arts Upper-Division Cluster 2 Class | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| Upper-division Elective | | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 |
Fourth Year
First Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| THEA 340 | Playwriting | 3 |
| Narrative Arts Cluster 1 Class | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| Narrative Arts Upper-Division Cluster 2 Class | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| Narrative Arts Upper-Division Cluster 2 Class | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| Elective | | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 |
Second Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
Choose One:
CW 490
CW 492
| Senior Portfolio in Creative Writing
Or
Senior Portfolio in Fiction
| 3 |
| Narrative Arts Upper-Division Cluster 2 Class | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| Cluster 2 Class | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| Elective | | 3 |
| Elective | | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 |
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- Courses listed may require prerequisites. Please view the Undergraduate catalog to view prerequisites
- Information Subject to Change.