The program hosts a reading series of writers and publishing professionals. Other features include courses on publishing, creativity, and teaching writing; a student-run reading series; Welter, a student-run literary magazine; internships at Baltimore arts organizations and University of Baltimore presses Plork Press and Passager Books; and the requirement for each student to write, design, and produce a book.

After the February 15 application deadline, the program considers applications on a rolling basis if space is available.