Apr 02, 2025

Undergraduate Course Catalog 2024-2025

English, Writing Concentration, B.A.

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Curriculum Requirements

This concentration prepares students for the workforce, graduate schools, and professional schools. A 2.0 or better GPA must be maintained as the overall GPA as well as in all English courses.

1. 120 Semester Hours:

Complete a maximum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better. The last 30 hours must be completed at NCCU. Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in the following courses: ENG 1110 , ENG 1210 , ENG 1300 or ENG 1400 , and ENG 1500 .

2. General Education Requirement:

Complete General Education Curriculum required by the university as detailed on the four-year course of study.

ENG 1110 English Composition I *

ENG 1210 English Composition II (3)*

PHIL 2210 Ethics (Recommended)*

3. Program Requirements:

Non-departmental requirements (must have a grade of ‘C’ or better):

Departmental requirements (must have a ‘C’ or better):

4. Concentration Requirements

5. Additional Requirements

Students must take at least 12 credit hours of Writing Concentration courses.

Program Notes:

Four- Year Curriculum Plan

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

* ENG 1210 - English Composition II (3)
* HUM 2410 - Arts & Humanities I (3) (or HUM 2420 )
^ MSCM 1250 - Elements of Speech and Communication (3) or
^ MSCM 2200 - Introduction to Public Speaking (3)
* SOSC GEC Requirement 2 (3)

* MATH GEC Requirement (3)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

* HUM 2420 - Arts & Humanities II (3) (or HUM 2410 )
* KIN 1541 - Fitness (2)
^ ENG 1500 - Writing about Literature (3)
* GEC Science Requirement I (3)

General Elective (3)

Spring Semester

^ ENG 2310 - British Literature I (3) or
^ ENG 2320 - British Literature II (3)
^^ ENG 2115 - Introduction to Linguistics (3)
^^ ENG 2105 - Introduction to Technical Writing (3)
* GEC Science Requirement 2 (3)

General Elective (3)

Junior Year

Fall Semester

^ ENG 3110 - Advanced English Grammar (3)
^ ENG 3120 - Advanced Composition (3)
^ ENG 3300 - Applied Literary Criticism (3) or
^ ENG 4000 - The History of the English Language (3)
^ ENG 3310 - American Literature I (3) or
^ ENG 3320 - American Literature II (3)
General Elective (3)

Spring Semester

^ ENG 3410 - African American Literature I (3) or
^ ENG 3420 - African American Literature II (3)
^^ ENG 3700 - Creative Writing: Prose (3) or
^^ ENG 3800 - Creative Writing: Poetry (3) or
^^ ENG 3910 - Creative Writing: Nonfiction (3) or
^^ DRAM 3040 - Beginning Playwriting (3)
^^ ENG 2720 - Introduction to Creative Writing (3)
*** Writing Concentration Elective (3)
General Elective (3)

Senior Year

Fall Semester

***^^ Writing Concentration Elective (3)

General Elective (3)

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)

Distribution of Hours

*GEC Requirements: 38 hours

^English Writing Core Courses: 21 hours

^^Writing Concentration Requirements & Electives: 30 hours

General Electives: 31 hours

***Writing Concentration Electives: ENG 3300; ENG 4800; MSCM 3510; MSCM 3520; MSCM 3530; MSCM 3540; MSCM 3560; DRAM 3040.

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English, Writing Concentration, B.A.

Curriculum Requirements

1. 120 Semester Hours:

2. General Education Requirement:

3. Program Requirements:

Non-departmental requirements (must have a grade of ‘C’ or better):

Departmental requirements (must have a ‘C’ or better):

4. Concentration Requirements

5. Additional Requirements

Program Notes:

Four- Year Curriculum Plan

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Junior Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Senior Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Distribution of Hours