Graduate Progam Information:
Marnie Leonard (970) 491-2403 Marnie.Leonard@colostate.edu
Graduate Study
Portfolio Option in Nonfiction
Are you writing nonfiction and looking for a way to get some recognition for it? Are you intrigued by the genre but unsure whether you want to make it a focus of your program? The Portfolio Option in Nonfiction may be just what you're looking for.The Portfolio Option
is NOT
· A complete degree program OR
· A required approach for the thesis or project.
Rather, the Portfolio Option allows students in any English Department program to take certain credits and submit a collection of writing for a certificate. In some programs of study (CD, for instance), the coursework may count toward the degree; in other programs, advisors will determine how many credits can count on the GS-6 (Graduate School Program of Study) form. Just remember-completing the degree and completing the portfolio option are separate. You can submit your portfolio in the second or third semester of work at CSU or two or three semesters after you complete your degree.
Requirements
4 courses in non-fiction:
- E513C Form and Technique in Nonfiction
- Two non-fiction workshops, chosen from:
- E640C Nonfiction
- E641 Writing Nonfiction (variable topics)
- One additional course in non-fiction texts or a non-fiction thesis or project
Portfolio
The complete portfolio must be submitted by the eighth week of the semester you wish to receive the certificate. The portfolio should consist of a preface offering a personal and/or theoretical framework for the portfolio as well as the student's determination of the strongest piece in the portfolio and a minimum of four pieces of nonfiction writing.
The Portfolio Option in Non-Fiction is available to English Department graduate students in all programs and to others outside the department admitted on the basis of a writing sample submitted to the English Department Non-Fiction Committee. The Option identifies faculty, courses, and students who are interested in the subject of non-fiction writing and will foster a community of shared interests across departmental programs. Please see the English Department Web site for further details.
For information about course offerings and registration procedures for the upcoming semester or summer session, please view the Rambler, the Department's student newsletter.
This information is not intended to replace your advisor or the information in the CSU General Catalog, the Class Schedule, or the Department Checksheets.
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