Program Overview / Teaching Experience
Graduate students in writing are awarded substantial opportunities to garner teaching experience, too. Early on, they teach in the department’s expository writing program, directing required undergraduate courses in outlining, drafting, and polishing non-fiction essays. Further into their studies, graduate students may apply to teach undergraduate workshops at the 3800 (Introduction to Creative Writing) and 4800 (Advanced Creative Writing) levels. Among the more exciting venues for such seminars are the annual spring study-abroad outposts in Costa Rica and in Cortona, Italy, where creative writing workshops are typically staffed by graduate students in the CWP.