Four-Year Degree Plan for Major in Writing
Note that this is a sample four-year plan. There are other course sequences that will allow a student to graduate within four years as long as prerequisite courses are taken in the proper sequence. This sample plan does not guarantee course availability, and adjustments to students’ plans may be necessary if they are unable to take specific courses during specific semesters. Students who are placed into lower level FYW, MAT or other prerequisite courses will need to adjust their four-year plans accordingly. Similarly, students who bring in Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment or transfer credit for courses will need to adjust their four-year plans. A minimum of a 2.0 GPA both overall and in the major is required for graduation. In addition to major requirements, all components of the Baccalaureate Experience must be completed in order to successfully graduate.
Degree Requirements
First (Freshman) Year - Fall Semester
| Humanities/Fine Arts or Social Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
| Social Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 3-4 |
| General Elective | 4 |
FYW 101 | Writing and Inquiry | 4 |
GTW 101 | Gateways | 1 |
| or | |
HON 101 | Pathways to Honors 1 | 1 |
Total Credit Hours: | 16-17 |
First (Freshman) Year - Spring Semester
WRI 200 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 4 |
MAT 155 | Finite Mathematics for Liberal Arts | 4 |
| or | |
MAT 160 | College Algebra | 4 |
FYW 102 | Writing & Research | 4 |
GTW 102 | Gateways II | 1 |
| or | |
HON 102 | Pathways to Honors 2 | 1 |
Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Second (Sophomore) Year - Fall Semester
ENG
| Choose from Poetry Writing I, Fiction Writing I, Technical Writing, or other Writing Elective | 4 |
ENG 200 level
| literature course | 4 |
| Natural Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 3-4 |
| Social Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 3-4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 14-16 |
Second (Sophomore) Year - Spring Semester
ENG
| Choose from Poetry Writing I, Fiction Writing I, Technical Writing, or other Writing Elective | 4 |
ENG 200 level
| literature course | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| Natural Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 3-4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 14-15 |
Third (Junior) Year - Fall Semester
WRI
| Choose from Poetry Writing II, Fiction Writing II, or Technical and Professional Editing or other Writing Elective | 4 |
WRI 300 level
| Elective | 4 |
| General Elective | 4 |
| Social Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 3-4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 15-16 |
Third (Junior) Year - Spring Semester
WRI
| Choose from Poetry Writing II, Fiction Writing II, or Technical and Professional Editing or other Writing Elective | 4 |
WRI 300 level
| Elective | 4 |
ENG 300 level
| Elective | 4 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts or Social Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Fourth (Senior) Year - Fall Semester
ENG 400 level
| 400 level Seminar in Poetry Writing, or Seminar in Fiction Writing, Professional Writing Internership or Writing Elective | 4 |
ENG 300 or 400 level
| English elective | 4 |
ENG 491 | Senior Portfolio | 1 |
| General Elective | 4 |
| General Elective | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Fourth (Senior) Year - Spring Semester
ENG 400 level
| 400 level Seminar in Poetry Writing, or Seminar in Fiction Writing, Professional Writing Internership or Writing Elective | 4 |
WRI 300 or 400 level
| Elective | 4 |
| General Elective | 4 |
| General Elective | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Total Credit Hours: 121-126
Portfolios
In the final semester of study, writing majors will submit to the department a portfolio of their best writing from each year of study. A preface should include discussion of the student’s growth as a writer. Department faculty members evaluate portfolios and select the most distinguished for awards.