SPRING 2010 REGISTRATION PROCEDURES PLEASE NOTE: YOU MAY TAKE ONLY ONE WORKSHOP PER SEMESTER. YOU MAY TAKE TWO SEMINARS PER SEMESTER. Seminars and Beginning Workshops There are no prerequisites and no application for seminars or beginning workshops. If, while registering online or over the telephone, you are asked whether you have departmental or professor approval, say, “Yes,” and consider yourself approved. To register for Filmwriting please contact the Undergraduate Film Program. To register for Playwriting please contact the Undergraduate Theater Program. Intermediate, Advanced & Senior Workshops Workshops at the intermediate level or higher require the approval of the professor. Senior majors are given preference for the Senior Workshops. If you wish to take a workshop at the intermediate level or higher, and if you meet the prerequisites, please read the following application instructions: 1. Prepare a Writing Sample in the Genre to Which You Want to Apply for Submission Intermediate Workshops Intermediate Fiction: 10-20 pages of fiction Intermediate Nonfiction: 10-20 pages of literary nonfiction (profile, feature, personal essay, biography, memoir) Intermediate Poetry: 5-10 poems Advanced Workshops Advanced Fiction: 15-20 pages of fiction Advanced Nonfiction: 15-20 pages of literary nonfiction (profile, feature, personal essay, biography, memoir) Advanced Poetry: 10-15 poems Senior Workshops Senior Fiction: 20-25 pages of fiction Senior Fiction: 20-25 pages literary nonfiction (profile, feature, personal essay, biography, memoir) Senior Poetry: 10-15 poems 2. Submit Writing Sample with Application Form Along with your sample you must submit a course application form. This form is available in the Creative Writing office and may be downloaded at: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/writing On this form please list, in order of preference, the sections to which you are applying. Though you may take only one workshop per semester, it is recommended you apply to more than one to increase your chances of admittance. Submissions must be delivered in person by 4:00 pm on January 12th to the Undergraduate Creative Writing Department in 617 Kent. Or by mail. Allot enough time for slow campus mail delivery: Undergraduate Creative Writing Program Columbia University 617 Kent Hall, MC 3949 New York, NY 10027 Building address if needed- 1140 Amsterdam Avenue You will be informed of your status- approved, waitlisted or not accepted- before the first class meeting. Once you have received approval, the department will do its best to assign you to your preferred section. 3. Attend Class If you are approved for any creative writing course, you MUST ATTEND the first session to secure your spot. Failure to attend may result in forfeiture of your place on the roster. Please direct any further questions to writingprogram@columbia.edu