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University Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016 
    
University Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English, Writing Concentration, B.A.


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General English Major, Writing Concentration: Complete a minimum of 124 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher. The last 30 hours must be completed at NCCU. Students must also complete requirements in English (ENG) courses with a minimum GPA of 2.0. Students must earn grades of C or better in the following courses: ENG 1110 , ENG 1210 , ENG 1300 , ENG 1400 ENG 1500 , and MSCM 1250  or MSCM 2200  in order to register for upper-level ENG courses for which these courses are prerequisites.

1. Freshman and sophomore years:


Freshman and sophomore years: complete the General Education Curriculum  in the Arts and Sciences Program as detailed elsewhere in this catalog. ENG 1110  and ENG 1210  must be completed with a grade of C or better. English majors must take MSCM 1250  or MSCM 2200  to meet the “speaking intensive” requirement of the General Education Curriculum and PHIL 2210  -Ethics-to meet the ethics requirement.

2. Complete the following core English program and writing concentration requirement:


Complete the following core English program and writing concentration requirements:

  1. ENG 1500  (Must be completed with a grade of C or better)
  2. ENG 2310  or ENG 2320  
  3. ENG 3110 , ENG 3120  
  4. ENG 3300  or ENG 4000  
  5. ENG 3310  or ENG 3320  
  6. ENG 3410  or ENG 3420  
  7. ENG 2105 , ENG 2115  
  8. One creative writing course to be selected from the following: ENG 3700 , ENG 3800 , 3910, or DRAM 3040  
  9. ENG 4910  

3. Complete 21 hours of Writing Concentration electives


Complete 21 hours of Writing Concentration electives selected from the lists below:

  1. Civic/Professional Cluster: ENG 3105 , ENG 3130 , 4130, 4140
  2. Creative Cluster: ENG 3700 , ENG 3800 , 3910, DRAM 3040  
  3. Linguistics Cluster: ENG 2130 , ENG 2510 , ENG 3030 , ENG 4000  
  4. Additional Options: ENG 3300 , ENG 3400 , 3525, MSCM 3510 , MSCM 3520 , MSCM 3540 , MSCM 3560  

Four-Year Curriculum Plan in English, Writing Concentration


(Effective Fall 2008)

For key to symbols used, see ‘key’ below.

Freshman Year


Sophomore Year


Fall Semester


Semester Hours: 17

Semester Hours: 15

Junior Year


Senior Year


Fall Semester


***^^ Writing Concentration Elective (3)

***^^ Writing Concentration Elective (3)

***^^ Writing Concentration Elective (3)

General Elective (3)

General Elective (3)

Semester Hours: 15

Spring Semester


  • ^^  ENG 4910 - Theories of Writing (3)
  • ***^^  Writing Concentration Elective (3)
  • ***^^  Writing Concentration Elective (3)
  • General Elective (3)
  • General Elective (3)
  • General Elective (1-3)
Semester Hours: 16-18

Total Minimum Credit Hours: 124


Key to symbols used:

Distribution of Hours

* GEC Requirements - 39
^ English Writing Core Courses - 24
^^ Writing Concentration Requirements & Electives - 33
General Electives - 28
 

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