English Major (Professional Writing Option)

Note: In addition to completing the following required courses, students must fulfill the General Education Requirements. Major requirements and/or General Education Requirements may be changed by official action of the faculty.

Under “Recommended Sequence” below, a number indicates the year during which it is recommended that the course be taken (i.e., 1-first year; 2-second year, etc.); a letter indicates that the course should be taken during a particular semester (i.e., F-Fall; S-Spring). This is a recommended sequence which will be individualized based on the course rotation schedule and in consultation with the faculty advisor.

Required courses

Department	Course Number	Credits	Course Title	Recommended Sequence Year/Semester
ART/COM	___	3	VISUAL ART: to be selected from ART 101, 102, 115; COM 126, 209, 218 or 315	1, 2 3 or 4
COM	228	3	Business and Professional Speaking	2, 3, or 4
COM	___	6	COMMUNICATION: Two courses to be selected from COM 137 or 338; 208, 215, 228, 239 or 317	1, 2, 3 or 4
COM	___	6	COMMUNICATION: Two courses to be selected from COM 205, 211, 237, 307, 316, 318 or 326	2, 3 or 4
ENG	206	3	Advanced Expository Writing or ENG 228, Creative Nonfiction Writing	2, 3 or 4
ENG	305	3	Research Writing Skills	2S or 3S
ENG	329	3	Business/Professional Communications Technical Writing	3 or 4
ENG	339	3	Critical Theory	3F or 4F
ENG	345	3	Grants Writing	3S or 4S
ENG	385	3	Advanced Creative Non-Fiction or ENG 465, Internship	3 or 4
ENG	499	1	Portfolio Review	4
___	___	3	LANGUAGE: one LAN, SPN, or other language or cultural studies course approved by the department	1,2,3 or 4
ENG	___	12	LITERATURE: Four courses to be selected from ENG 235, 301, 302, 308, 311, 312, 317, 318, 335, 337, 358 or 435. Three must be 300-level or above. Students may take one special topics course in literature to fulfill this requirement.	2, 3 or 4

There are 52 credits required for this major. Prerequisite courses may be necessary and the General Education Requirements must be completed.