创意写作博士学位课程为90个学时，可让学生磨练诗歌，小说和剧本的写作。攻读该学位的学生可从其硕士课程中获得最多30个小时的学分，然后要求他们参加ENGL 6150：文学批评，这是他们形式的形式课程，主要领域是一门课（即当代诗歌） ，小说或剧本），并且至少要有12个学时的工作坊类型。满足这些要求后，学生将获得额外的9个选修学分，6个小时的教学法，并在阅读和学位论文课时中获得丰富的博士经验。该计划的设计具有极大的灵活性，可以满足学生的教育目标。
A 90-credit hour degree, the doctoral program in creative writing allows students to hone their writing of poetry, fiction, and playwriting.<br><br>Students coming to this degree are granted up to 30 hours credit from their master's program, and are then required to take ENGL 6150: Literary Criticism, a forms course in their genre, one class in their major area (i.e., contemporary poetry, fiction, or playwriting), and at least 12 credit hours of workshop in their genre. Having fulfilled these requirements, students take an additional 9 elective credits, six hours of teaching pedagogy, and round out their doctoral experience with reading and dissertation hours. The program is designed with significant flexibility to meet the student's educational aims.<br><br>Doctoral students from our program have gone on to tenure-track jobs at a variety of institutions, including Kansas State University, California State University, San Bernardino, West Chester University, The University of Southern Mississippi, Kendall College, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Pacific Lutheran University, and Truman State University.