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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog Sample Plan of Study for Major in English, Technical Writing and Rhetorics Sequence (B.A.)

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Sample Plan of Study

The requirements below pertain to this Undergraduate Catalog year and are intended as a guide for academic planning. Students should consult with their academic advisor to discuss their individual plan of study.

Min. of 120 total credit hours required, including 40 senior level hours (200-300 level)

First Year - Fall Semester (13-14 credit hours)

ENG 101 or COM 110 (General Education) (3)
ENG 100 (3)
ENG 102 (1)
Foreign language course 111-level or University-wide elective (3-4)
General Education course (3)

First Year - Spring Semester (15-16 credit hours)

ENG 101 or COM 110 (General Education) (3)
Literature & Cultural Studies course (3)
Foreign language course 112-level or University-wide elective (3-4)
General Education course (3)
General Education course (3)

Second Year - Fall Semester (16 credit hours)

ENG 244, ENG 249, or ENG 283 (3)
Literature & Cultural Studies course (3)
B.A. language (4)
General Education course (3)
General Education course (3)

Second Year - Spring Semester (15 credit hours)

ENG 244, ENG 249, or ENG 283 (3)
General Education course (3)
General Education course (3)
AMALI course or University-wide elective course (3)
University-wide elective course (3)

Third Year - Fall Semester (15 credit hours)

ENG 244, ENG 249, or ENG 283 (3)
ENG 239, ENG 350, or ENG 351 (3)
General Education course (3)
IDEAS course or University-wide elective course (3)
University-wide elective course (3)

Third Year - Spring Semester (15 credit hours)

ENG 239, ENG 350, or ENG 351 (3)
ENG 349 or ENG 353 (3)
General Education course (3)
University-wide elective course (3)
University-wide elective course (3)

Fourth Year - Fall Semester (15 credit hours)

ENG 349 or ENG 353 (3)
ENG 391 or ENG 392 (3)
Senior level University-wide elective course (3)
Senior level University-wide elective course (3)
Senior level University-wide elective course (3)

Fourth Year - Spring Semester (14 credit hours)

ENG 300 (3)
ENG 398 (3)
University-wide elective course (3)
University-wide elective course (3)
University-wide elective course (3)

Notes

Students pursuing the B.S. degree option for this sequence must complete a focused plan of study in mathematics, technology, natural sciences or social sciences, which can be applied toward the completion of a minor.

Please consult with your academic advisor regarding University wide electives and appropriate minors.

ENG 398, Professional Practice, may be taken anytime during a student’s Junior or Senior year.  

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