Bachelor of Arts in English, Professional Writing Concentration
For general degree requirements, see the College of Letters and Sciencesand the General Degree Requirements pages.
Suggested four year course schedule
Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101
MATH 1113
MATH 1131
Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 4-5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
ITDS 1779
ITDS 2726
ITDS 2735
ITDS 2746
ITDS 2749
ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
LEAD 1705
POLS 2401
HIST 1112
Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002
Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2112
ITDS 1155
PHIL 2010
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.
Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours: 10-11
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:
ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional)
ASTR 1106/1305
BIOL 1215K (lab included)
BIOL 1125 (no lab)
BIOL 1225K (lab included)
CHEM 1152/1152L
CHEM 1211/1211L
CHEM 1212/1212L
ENVS 1105/1105L (lab optional)
GEOL 1110 (no lab)
GEOL 1112/1112L
GEOL 1121 (lab included)
GEOL 1122/1322
GEOL 2225 (lab included)
PHYS 1112/1312
PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional)
PHYS 2211/2311
PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
CPSC 1301/1301L
GEOG 2215
MATH 1125
MATH 1131
MATH 1165
MATH 2125
STAT 1127
Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2106
PSYC 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1107
ANTH 2105
ANTH 2136
GEOG 1101
HIST 1111
ITDS 1146
ITDS 1156
Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS course.
Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18
A grade of "C" or better is required in each ENGL course.
ENGL 2155: Introduction to Literary Studies: Critical Methods
ENGL 2156: Introduction to Literary Studies: Poetics
ENGL 2157: Writing for the English Major
Foreign Language 1002
Foreign Language 2001
Foreign Language 2002
Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 36
A grade of C or better is required in each course.
The following courses are required: (24 hours)
ENGL 3172 Writing, Communities, and New Media
ENGL 3176 Print Design
ENGL 4000 Baccalaureate Survey
ENGL 4698 Internship
ENGL 5149 Grant Writing
ENGL 5155 Theories of Rhetoric
ENGL 5167 Grammar
ENGL 5195 Technical and Scientific Writing
Select four courses from the following: (12 hours)
or ENGL 3106 Introduction to Poetry Writing
or ENGL 3107 Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Writing
ENGL 3126 Feature Writing
ENGL 3155 News Writing
ENGL 3156 Advertising Writing
ENGL 3158 Writing in the Workplace
Area H Program Electives Required Hours: 6
A grade of C or better is required in each course.
Select two Literature courses at 3000 level or higher.
Area I General Electives Required Hours: 18
Professional Writing students are strongly encouraged to declare an academic minor.
Total Hours Required: 123