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Professor Shreve was great. I took English 169 online summer class. Read very interesting books. Weekly discussion posts, that were intensive, but as long as you did them to the best of abilities you were totally fine. We also planned+ wrote a short story-- took some effort but not too bad. Very caring and accommodating prof and interesting class!Rate My Professors ↗
Porter was great! His lectures were fun and usually involved an activity (for attendance, but could be prob be done virtually). He chooses books by lesser known, smaller authors, often local, who then speak in class. Creative writing assignments are done in tandem w/ the reading. Group work is limited to small group discussion. Take this class!Rate My Professors ↗
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Directed Study is an English course for junior or senior students with prior or concurrent intermediate-level work in the same subject, requiring consultation with an academic advisor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
MFA Thesis provides thesis hours for MFA creative writing students working to complete a book of short stories, poems, or a novel.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleOffering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).
No recorded grade history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | ENGL 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | ENGL 785 | Mfa Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ENGL 799 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 169 | Modern American Literature |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 207 | Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 307 | Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 785 | Mfa Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 799 | Independent Reading |
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