Creative Writing Liberal Arts Diploma

Two-year Liberal Arts Diploma at Selkirk College focused on creative composition across poetry, fiction, drama, and creative non-fiction. The program runs within Selkirk's University Arts and Sciences stream, combining creative-writing workshops with transferable arts and science coursework, and offers small class sizes with one-to-one instructor support. Students gain editorial experience working on Black Bear Review, the region's literary magazine, alongside coursework examining the contemporary literary landscape. Classes are delivered on campus at the Nelson campus with a single Fall intake each year. Admission requires meeting Selkirk's general admission requirements plus the University Arts and Sciences entry standard: a minimum 60% in English Studies 12 or equivalent, or a minimum Language Proficiency Index (LPI) score of level 4 for students who do not meet the English 12 requirement. Applicants whose first language is not English must also meet the college's separate English-language-proficiency requirement. The four-semester diploma carries credits transferable to other post-secondary institutions and requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 to graduate.