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Rhetoric and Professional Writing Option (120 Credits)
A student may be admitted to the English – Rhetoric and Professional Writing Option upon making their intention known to the department.
Requirements in this degree are a core of eighteen credits of 300-400-level classes, eighteen credits of electives from the list of approved courses, with the option of six credits – with the approval of advisor – of any English or Humanities course at any level.
Requirements in this degree are a core of eighteen credits of 300-400-level classes, eighteen credits of electives from the list of approved courses, with the option of six credits – with the approval of advisor – of any English or Humanities course at any level.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM]1 | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN] | 3 |
| Social Sciences [SSCI] | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if necessary, or Elective | 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if necessary, or Electives | 9 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab2 | 4 |
| ENGLISH 301 [WRTG] | 3 |
| Equity and Justice [EQJS] | 3 |
| Humanities Elective1 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| ENGLISH 360 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 362 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 370, 371, 372, or 373 | 3 |
| Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab2 | 4 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| English 302 [M] | 3 |
| 300-400-level Rhetoric / Professional Writing Electives3 | 6 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level Rhetoric / Professional Writing Electives3 | 6 |
| Electives | 9 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level Rhetoric / Professional Writing Electives3 | 6 |
| 300-400-level Electives | 6 |
| Complete English Portfolio | |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ENGLISH 460 [M] or 461 [M]4 | 3 |
| Integrative Capstone [CAPS] | 3 |
| Electives | 9 |
Footnotes
| 1 | HUMANTIY Electives: At least one from HUMANITY 101, 103, 302 [M], 303, 304, 335, 350, 410, or 450 is required. Upper-division HUMANITY courses are not recommended for first-year students. |
| 2 | To meet College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must complete 1 additional lab credit of [BSCI] or [PSCI] for a total of 8 credits (2 labs). |
| 3 | Rhetoric / Professional Writing Electives: Choose from CES 405, DTC 336, 354, 355 [M], 375 [M], 476, ENGLISH 308 [M], 358, 361, 363, 365, 401, 402 [M], 405, 458, 461 [M], and 495. |
| 4 | Prerequisite of ENGLISH 402 [M] or 403 [M] required for ENGLISH 461 [M]. |
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