Writing Option

The Writing Option is designed for students seeking to study and practice writing, rhetoric, and rhetorical theory in a range of contexts. This option prepares students for future professions and informs and enriches their personal and civic lives. Courses include those in rhetoric, technical communications, professional writing, rhetorical theory, and creative writing. A 21-credit Writing Minor offers a flexible way for students to take courses on subjects ranging from creative non-fiction and magazine editing to science writing and public rhetoric to complement other majors.

Freshman Year	Credits
	Fall	Spring
WRIT 101W - College Writing I	3
CoreUS	3
Core IH	3
Core IS	3
Core D	3
Core IA		3
M 105Q Contemporary Mathematics, unless plan of study makes STAT 216Q Introduction to Statistics, PHL 236Q Logic or other Q appropriate to a double major or minor		3
Core IN		3
CRWR 240RA - Introduction to Creative Writing		3
Any 200-Level LIT course in the Literature Electives List excluding LIT 201		3
Year Total:	15	15
Sophomore Year	Credits
	Fall	Spring
WRIT 205 - Intro to Writing Studies	3
Core CS	3
Literature Elective	3
2 University Course Electives	6
WRIT 300 - Rhetorical Theory in Writing Studies		3
WRIT 310 - Researched Writing		3
Writing Elective		3
2 University Course Electives		6
Year Total:	15	15
Junior Year	Credits
	Fall	Spring
Literature Elective	3
Writing Elective	3
3 University Course Electives	9
2 Writing Elective		6
3 University Course Electives		9
Year Total:	15	15
Senior Year	Credits
	Fall	Spring
Writing Elective	3
WRIT 498 - Internship (3 credits needed)	3
3 University Course Electives	9
WRIT 494RH - Seminar: Writing Research and Publications		3
4 University Course Electives		12
Year Total:	15	15
Total Program Credits:	120

English Department Core Classes (for Writing Option majors)

CRWR 240RA	Introduction to Creative Writing	3
LING 210IH	Introduction to Language and Linguistics	3
LIT 202CS	The Environmental Imagination	3
LIT 203IH	Great Books	3
LIT 214D	Regional Literature	3
LIT 285D	Mythologies	3
LIT 431RH	Studies in Major Author/s	3
LIT 473RH	Studies in Shakespeare	3
WRIT 101W	College Writing I	3
WRIT 494RH	Seminar: Writing Research and Publications	3

Writing Electives

CRWR 310	Intermediate Fiction Workshop	3
CRWR 311	Intermediate Poetry Workshop	3
CRWR 312	Intermediate Nonfiction Workshop	3
CRWR 410	Advanced Fiction Workshop	3
CRWR 411	Advanced Poetry Workshop	3
CRWR 412	Advanced Nonfiction Workshop	3
CRWR 437	Topics in Craft and Genre	3
ENT 339	Teaching Writing in Secondary School	3
LING 210IH	Introduction to Language and Linguistics	3
LING 238	Structure and Function of Language	3
LING 338	Language and English Education	3
WRIT 221	Intermediate Tech Writing	3
WRIT 326	Advanced Writing	3
WRIT 371	Digital Rhetorics and Multimodal Writing	3
WRIT 372	Science Writing for Popular Non-Fiction	3
WRIT 373	News and Pub Relations Writing	3
WRIT 374	Magazine Editing	3
WRIT 376	Public Rhetorics and Writing	3
WRIT 429	Professional Writing	3
WRIT 450	Rhetoric and Composition	3

Literature Electives (Including 200-Level Literature Electives)

LIT 202CS	The Environmental Imagination	3
LIT 203IH	Great Books	3
LIT 214D	Regional Literature	3
LIT 240	The Bible as Literature	3
LIT 285D	Mythologies	3
LIT 308	Multicultural Literature	3
LIT 310	American Literature to 1900	3
LIT 311	American Literature after 1900	3
LIT 320	Advanced British Literature I	3
LIT 321	Advanced British Literature II (Formerly LIT 325)	3
LIT 322	Advanced British Literature III (Formerly LIT 326)	3
LIT 335	Women and Literature	3
LIT 382	Literature for Children and Adolescents	3
LIT 431RH	Studies in Major Author/s	3
LIT 437	Studies in Literary Genres	3
LIT 438	Studies in Literary Topics	3
LIT 440	Studies in World Literature	3
LIT 473RH	Studies in Shakespeare	3

Total English credits required:		42 (27 of which must be upper division)
Upper-Division credits required:		42
CORE 2.0 Requirements		27-30
Total credits required for graduation:		120

WRIT 101W credits count for the Core writing requirement. These credits are not counted as part of the total English Major, Writing Option.

“University Course Electives”: These spaces in a semester may help students complete a double major (encouraged for WRIT option students), a minor or multiple minors, to facilitate study abroad, or facilitate other programs of study alongside the English-Writing major. WRIT Option majors are strongly encouraged to take additional WRIT and LIT courses for these “university” electives when they have space in their programs of study to do so.