12 credit hours

After successfully participating in the ENG632 residency, students begin ENG633 Advanced Independent Writing and Reading: Emphasizing Critical Writing. The student and assigned mentor create an Independent Study Plan, which includes five extensive assignments of original creative writing, an individualized reading list, and an extended critical essay which is a minimum of 20 pages. Students also present and discuss possible topics for the Small Group Discussion, which takes place in a subsequent residency. During the independent study, students in every genre submit five packets to their mentors, at scheduled intervals, containing a cover letter and a specified amount of material that includes new and revised work. The mentor replies to each student’s packet on an individual basis. Students submit midsession and end-of-independent-study evaluations, and a cumulative bibliography of books and scripts read.