Creative Writing

Admission reality

Cherrypicker does not estimate anyone’s chance of admission, and never will. Historical outcomes are context, not a prediction.

Planning reality

Counts over the courses ASSIST maps for this pathway. Every figure is a plain count with one definition — there is no score or ranking here.

• 6Mapped preparation courses
• 2Scheduled Fall 2026
• 1With open seats reported
• 3Current sections

Sections offered at De Anza College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at De Anza College this term: EWRT 40, EWRT 41, EWRT 42, ELIT 17. A course can still be part of the requirement and offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Where this path usually starts

Ranked by how central each course is to the agreement — whether it is the only option for a requirement, how many requirements it covers, and whether it is running now. This is Cherrypicker’s ordering of published requirements, not advice about your situation, and it does not know your transcript.

1. EWRT 40Fiction WritingNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. EWRT 41Poetry WritingNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. EWRT 42Introduction to Creative Nonfiction and Memoir WritingNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. ELIT 39Contemporary LiteratureOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 26 seats reported this term.
5. ELIT 17Introduction to ShakespeareNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. EWRT 30Introduction to Creative WritingWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what UC Riverside requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• CRWT 56Recommended

  Intro to Creative Writing

  • EWRT 30

    Introduction to Creative Writing

• CRWT 46

  Craft of Writing: Survey in Contemporary Fiction

  • EWRT 40

    Fiction Writing

• CRWT 47

  Craft of Writing: Survey in Contemporary Poetry

  • EWRT 41

    Poetry Writing

• CRWT 48

  Craft of Writing: Survey in Contemporary Nonfiction

  • EWRT 42

    Introduction to Creative Nonfiction and Memoir Writing

• CRWT 41

  Poetry and Fiction: A Reading Course for Writers

  • EWRT 40 + EWRT 41

    Fiction Writing · Poetry Writing

• ENGL 15

  Modern Literature

  • ELIT 39

    Contemporary Literature

• CRWT 43

  Creative Writing and Ancestry

  • EWRT 42

    Introduction to Creative Nonfiction and Memoir Writing

• ENGL 17

  Shakespeare

  • ELIT 17

    Introduction to Shakespeare

Agreement year 2025-26, captured from ASSIST. Verify against the official agreement and confirm with a counselor before making transfer decisions.

The other FHDA college

Foothill College has its own ASSIST agreement for this major. It is a separate agreement with its own courses and its own source — not an extension of the De Anza College one, and the two are never combined on this page.

Whether a course taken at one college satisfies the other college’s requirements is a separate question from articulation. Confirm with a counselor before relying on it.

Other UC Riverside majors from De Anza

• Actuarial ScienceDe Anza → UC Riverside
• African American StudiesDe Anza → UC Riverside
• Anthropology, B.A. orDe Anza → UC Riverside
• Art HistoryDe Anza → UC Riverside
• Art History/Administrative StudiesDe Anza → UC Riverside
• Art History/Religious StudiesDe Anza → UC Riverside
• ArtDe Anza → UC Riverside
• Asian American StudiesDe Anza → UC Riverside

Common questions