APPROVED CREATIVE WRITING COURSES OFFERED DURING SPRING 2026 as of October 28, 2025. – Look up courses in CalCentral.
COLWRIT 130: Introduction to the Craft of Creative Writing
ENGLISH 141: Modes of Writing (Exposition, Fiction, Verse, Etc.)
ENGLISH 143A: Short Fiction*
ENGLISH 143B: Verse*
ENGLISH 143C: Long Narrative*
ENGLISH 243B: Poetry Writing Workshop*
FILM 181: Screenwriting**
* The deadline to apply for English 143A, 143B, 143C, and 243B (a graduate course) is Friday, December 5, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. The application link is in the class description for each course in the Spring 2026 Schedule of Classes. Questions? Per English Department email, “If you have an academic question—suggestions for a writing sample, questions about the class format/syllabus, or anything else related to academic content—please get in touch with the course instructor directly. If you have an administrative question – application form issues, enrollment questions, deadlines – don’t hesitate to get in touch with [English] Undergraduate Major Advisor Jasmine Valenzuela: valenzuelajazmine96@berkeley.edu If you have questions regarding applying, contact the relevant instructor.”
** The deadline to apply for Film 181: Screenwriting is Friday, December 5, 2025. The application link and additional information related to applying is in the class description for Film 181 in the Spring 2026 Schedule of Classes.
TO FIND APPROVED LITERATURE COURSES OFFERED DURING Spring 2026, compare the approved list of literature courses on the Creative Writing Minor website with the Spring 2026 Schedule of Classes.
Found an upper-division, three- or four-unit course you would like reviewed as a creative writing or literature course for the minor? Make sure the course is clearly creative writing (not expository writing) or literature focused. Then, send your documentary evidence, often a course description and syllabus, to demir@berkeley.edu.
Remember all courses you take for the minor must meet the minor requirements too.
Questions regarding a course? Contact the department offering the course or the instructor teaching the course.
Questions regarding the minor program? Contact Laura Demir at demir@berkeley.edu.
