Recent recorded grades — Fall 2016: 3.89 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.69 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Creative Nonfiction
JOURN 405 Creative Nonfiction teaches creative non-fiction storytelling and writing skills for newspapers, magazines, and books.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Susan Robinson
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Historical feedback indicates the course covers a variety of material and provides helpful feedback on assignments, rated as moderately difficult.
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Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Susan Robinson is the current instructor for JOURN 405. Historical reviews for James Baughman describe him as inspirational and highly engaging, while Robert Schwoch is noted for providing helpful feedback on assignments in his creative nonfiction course.
JAMES BAUGHMAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2011, Fall 2014, Fall 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
ROBERT SCHWOCH is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SUSAN ROBINSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Fall 2022, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 17 / 16 | 3 |
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Historical reviews for JOURN 405 describe the creative non-fiction course as highly inspirational and one of the best writing classes, with students looking forward to every session.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.69 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical feedback indicates the course covers a variety of material and provides helpful feedback on assignments, rated as moderately difficult.
Students found the historical instruction engaging and valuable, praising the inspirational teaching style and comprehensive coverage of writing topics.
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Latest available · Fall 2024— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
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Creative Nonfiction
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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