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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Writing Studies B.A.
Sub-plan: Professional Writing
Sample Plan: Professional Writing
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
UST 1000 - Learning in Community : 1.0 cr
LE (Natural Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Writing & Information Literacy) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
WRIT 1506 - Literacy, Technology and Society : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, HUMANITIES
LE (Logic & Quantitative Reasoning) :3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
WRIT 2506 - Theories of Writing Studies : 3.0 cr
JOUR 2400 - Community and Journalism : 3.0 cr : GLOBAL PER
LE (Natural Sciences) :3.0 cr
LE (Oral Communication & Languages) :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Sustainability) :3.0 cr
JOUR 2xxx : 3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
WRIT 4260 - Visual Narrative and Analytical Design : 3.0 cr
WRIT 31xx - Adv Writing (3 cr) : 3.0 cr
LE (Cultural Diversity in the US) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Fine Arts) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
WRIT 4200 - Writing and Cultures : 3.0 cr
JOUR 2501 - History of American Media : 3.0 cr
LE (Humanities) :3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
WRIT 4250 - New Media Writing : 3.0 cr
WRIT 4xxx : 3.0 cr
Minor Course 4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
WRIT 4506 - Capstone Course: Senior Portfolio Preparation : 1.0 cr
WRIT 4300 - Research Methods for the Study of Writing : 3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Minor Course 4.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr