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Bachelor of Arts with a
Major in English:
Professional/Technical
Writing Emphasis

Semester Hours Core Requirements (p. 33)                                              51* 45



Foreign Language (four courses in one language)                                    12


English Requirements                                                                                                42**

Foundations of English
Eng 202 Writing and Research in English                                                     3

Study of the English Language
Eng 301 Intro to English Linguistics
OR
Eng 400 History of the English Language                                                     3

Post-Freshman Composition Writing
One course from Eng 216 OR 315                                                              3

Professional/Technical Writing
Eng 310 and 313                                                                                       6

Coursework in Related Disciplines
Art 215 OR 315                                                                                        3
Comm 300, 305, OR 360                                                                           3

Literature Core
Minimum of 3 courses chosen from Eng 261, 262; 271, 272; 281,282           9

Internship with Portfolio
Eng 491 Internship in English                                                                     3-6

General English Electives                                                                           6-9



College Electives                                                                                     25
                                                                                                               124***

*Two of the English courses listed under Area 2, sections B and C on page 33 satisfy both six of the 51 hours required for the Core Curriculum and six of the 33 hours of English electives required for the major.
**Must be beyond college composition and include at least 12 hours at the 300-400 level. The student also will need to satisfy
the computer literacy requirement as determined by the English department.
***Must include at least 40 upper division (300 - 400 level) hours.