TYPICAL FIRST YEAR CURRICULUM
At the freshman level, students should plan to complete WR 121 Academic Composition and ENGL 136: Themes. Students pursuing the BA should begin modern language.
Fall
ENGL 136 Themes*AEH (4)
WR 121Z Composition I*GTW (4)
SPAN 107 1st Year Spanish*AEH (4)
General Education and Non-Program Elective Courses (credits)
Winter
ENGL 201 Shakespeare*AEH (4) or another 200-level literature course
SPAN 108 1st Year Spanish*AEH (4)
General Education and Non-Program Elective Courses (credits)
Spring
WR 220 Methods Tutoring Writing (4)
SPAN 109 1st Year Spanish*AEH (4)
General Education and Non-Program Elective Courses (credits)
TYPICAL SECOND YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
WR 222 Intro to Rhetoric*AEH (4)
SPAN 207 2nd Year Spanish*AEH (4)
General Education and Non-Program Elective Courses (credits)
Winter
WR 242 Intro to Poetry or WR 248 Intro to Writing in the Genres (3)
SPAN 208 2nd Year Spanish*AEH (4)
General Education and Non-Program Elective Courses (credits)
Spring
WR 241 Intro to Fiction or WR 243 Screenwriting*APC (3)
SPAN 209 2nd Year Spanish*AEH (4)
General Education and Non-Program Elective Courses (credits)
TYPICAL THIRD YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
ENGL 371 or ENGL 381 (4)
WR 320 Professional Writing (3)
General Education and Non-Program Electives (credits)
Upper-division electives
Winter
ENGL 316 Approaches to Grammar (4)
ENGL 372 or ENGL 382 (4)
ENGL 390 or ENGL 395 *AEH (4)
WR 360 Literacy (3) OR WR 393 Rhetoric/Publ. Culture*AEH (3)
Spring
ENGL 436 Themes (4)
ENGL/WR elective (3-4)
WR 342 or WR 348 (4)
General Education and Non-Program Electives
Upper-division electives
TYPICAL FOURTH YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
WR 402 Capstone I (1)
WR 436 Themes in Writing/Rhetoric (3)
ENGL/WR elective (3-4)
Upper-division electives
Application for Graduation
Winter
WR 329 Grant Writing (2) or WR 409 Practicum (1-4)
WR 403 Capstone (3)
ENGL/WR elective (3-4)
Upper-division electives
Spring
WR 406 Presentation/Publication (optional; 1)
Upper-division electives
Updated May 2023