当学生选择创意写作和英语语言文学双学位课程时，他们最多可同时选修四门课程。这四门课程通常包括三门文学课程和文学体裁课程，但是在某些情况下，CRWR课程可能会填补其中一个空缺（经大学研究主任批准）。但是，创造性写作专业所需的两个研究背景选修科目应选在英语语言文学系之外。这意味着最多四个英语语言和文学课程，包括文学体裁课程，都可以算作创意写作专业。
When students choose a double major in Creative Writing and English Language and Literature, they may count only up to four courses towards both majors. These four courses will typically include the four Literature requirements, but in some cases one of the slots might be filled by a Creative Writing course (with Director of Undergraduate Studies approval). However, the two Research Background Electives required for the Creative Writing major should be taken outside of the Department of English Language and Literature. Students who are pursuing only the English Language and Literature major may count up to four Creative Writing courses towards the major in English as electives without a petition. However, when students are pursuing a double major in English Language and Literature and Creative Writing, they must observe the shared four-course maximum, so any eligible Creative Writing courses beyond this cap must be counted towards English only.