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2020-2021 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Four-Year Plan: Writing


Sample Four-Year Plan of Study 2020-2021

The following are sample plans of course requirements to complete the Writing major in four years or eight semesters.

  • Each student’s experience will vary slightly, as this plan does not include transfer work or credit for prior learning (such as Advanced Placement-AP).
  • Math, English, and Reading placement is based on the student’s ACT/SAT scores or placement tests.
    • If fundamental courses are required, they should be taken within the first year.

NOTE: Four-year plans assume the student is prepared to take the courses listed. If prerequisites are required, additional semester hours may be required to complete the degree.

Refer to the program page  or course descriptions  for additional information about this major and requirements to degree. 

Writing Major

First Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GDN 101 - Graphic Design I–Digital Illustration  (Distributional Study #1) 3 GDN 102 - Graphic Design II–Image Editing   3
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra   3
WRT 115 - Writing in the Genres  (Distributional Study #2) 3 Distributional Study #4 3
Distributional Study #3 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Second Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
ENG 2XX - 200-level English course* 3 WRT 211 - Visual Media Production Lab (0-1 semester hour)  or WRT 212 - New Media Writing Lab (0-1 semester hour)     1
GDN 203 - Graphic Design III–Page Layout   3 WRT 220 - Poetry Writing  (or choice)** 3
GEN 3XX - Core II 3 Distributional Study #6 3
WRT 211 - Visual Media Production Lab (0-1 semester hour)  or WRT 212 - New Media Writing Lab (0-1 semester hour)     1 Elective 3
WRT 215 - Fiction Writing  (or choice)** 3 Elective 3
Distributional Study #5 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 16

Third Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
ENG 3XX - 300-level English course* 3 WRT 300 - Advanced Composition (WI)   3
GEN 4XX - Core III (WI) 3 WRT 335 - Technical Writing (WI)   3
WRT 211 - Visual Media Production Lab (0-1 semester hour)  or WRT 212 - New Media Writing Lab (0-1 semester hour)     1 WRT 410 - Advanced Fiction Writing  (or choice)** 1
WRT 240 - Nonfiction Writing  (or choice)** 3 Distributional Study #7 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3    
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 16

Fourth Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
WRT 420 - Advanced Poetry Writing  (or choice)** 3 WRT 400 - Internship in Writing (1-4 semester hours)  or WRT 470 - Senior Project in Writing   3
WRT 465 - Developing the Writing Project (1 semester hour)  (required if WRT 470 is taken) 1 Elective  3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 12
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 121

*Six (6) semester hours of English (ENG) courses, at least three (3) of which are numbered 300 or above.

**Fifteen (15) additional semester hours of writing (WRT) courses, at least six (6) of which are numbered 300 or above. 


Writing Major with a Cooperative Education Minor

First Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GDN 101 - Graphic Design I–Digital Illustration  (Distributional Study #1) 3 EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)   1
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 GDN 102 - Graphic Design II–Image Editing   3
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
WRT 115 - Writing in the Genres  (Distributional Study #2) 3 MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra   3
Distributional Study #3 3 Distributional Study #4 3
    Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 16

Second Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
ENG 2XX - English course numbered at the 200-level* 3 EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour)   1
GDN 203 - Graphic Design III–Page Layout   3 EXP 390 - Cooperative Education Experience (1-12 semester hours)   6
GEN 3XX - Core II 3 WRT 211 - Visual Media Production Lab (0-1 semester hour)  or WRT 212 - New Media Writing Lab (0-1 semester hour)   1
WRT 211 - Visual Media Production Lab (0-1 semester hour)  or WRT 212 - New Media Writing Lab (0-1 semester hour)   1 WRT 220 - Poetry Writing  (or choice)** 3
WRT 215 - Fiction Writing  (or choice)**  3 Distributional Study #6 4
Distributional Study #5 3    
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 15

Third Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
ENG 3XX - English course numbered at the 300-level* 3 EXP 390  or WRT 390  - Cooperative Education Experience 4
EXP 301 - Work, Ethics, and the Good Life (1 semester hour)   1 WRT 300 - Advanced Composition (WI)   3
EXP 390 - Cooperative Education Experience (1-12 semester hours)  4 WRT 335 - Technical Writing (WI)   3
GEN 4XX - Core III (WI) 3 WRT 410 - Advanced Fiction Writing  (or choice)** 3
WRT 211 - Visual Media Production Lab (0-1 semester hour)  or WRT 212 - New Media Writing Lab (0-1 semester hour)   1 Distributional Study #7 3
WRT 240 - Nonfiction Writing  (or choice)** 3    
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 16

Fourth Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
EXP 390  or WRT 390  - Cooperative Education Experience 6 WRT 470 - Senior Project in Writing   3
WRT 420 - Advanced Poetry Writing  (or choice)** 3 Elective 3
WRT 465 - Developing the Writing Project (1 semester hour)  1 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
    Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 13 Total Semester Hours: 15
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 121

*Six (6) semester hours of English (ENG) courses, at least three (3) of which are numbered 300 or above.

**Fifteen (15) additional semester hours of writing (WRT) courses, at least six (6) of which are numbered 300 or above.