BA in Writing-Curriculum Requirements

BA Writing Degree Requirements

B.A. Writing
University Core Requirements (40 Credits)
Academic Foundations (8 credits)
[Dept]	1105	Broad Enduring Interest		4CR.
[Dept]	1205	Nature of Work		2CR.
LAS	1305	Wellness		2CR.
Communications (12 credits)
WRI	1001 or 1002	Comp & Rhet. I or Comp. & Rhet. II		4CR.
WRI	1002 or 2012	Comp. & Rhet. II or Advanced Comp.		4CR
COM	2001	Public Speaking		4CR
Stem Requirements (8 credits)
				4CR
				4CR
Culture & Society (12 credits)
		Social & Community Responsibility		4CR
		Cultural Understanding in a Global Context		4CR
		Creative Expression & Self		4CR
Writing Major Required (18 Credits)
WRI	2005		Intro to Creative Writing	4CR
WRI	2100		Intro to Professional Writing	4CR
WRI	2011		Intro to Journalism	4CR
ENG			Literature Course (any level)	4CR
WRI	2300		Experiential Writing	2CR-4CR	(Writing majors must take Experiential Writing twice if taken for two credits)
Writing Major Electives: Applied Writing Courses (16 Credits)
Choose 4 from the following courses- one must be at the 300/400 level
WRI	2040		Writing Poetry	4CR
WRI	2041		Writing Prose	4CR
WRI	2050		Media Copywriting & Writing for PR	4CR
WRI	2060		New Writing for News Media	4CR
WRI	2400		Current Topics in Content Creation	4CR
WRI	3013		Non-Fiction Freelance Writing & Editing	4CR
WRI	3019		Technical Writing	4CR
WRI	3050		Form & Theory of Poetry	4CR
WRI	3051		Form & Theory of Prose	4CR
WRI	3052		Hybrid & Digital Genres	4CR
WRI	3055		Literary Editing & Publishing	4CR
WRI	3140		Writing for Civic Engagement	4CR
WRI	3160		Writing for a Digital World	4CR
BUS	2050		Social Media Marketing	4CR
THA	3050		Playwriting	4CR
WRI	4180		Internship Or Ind Designed Capstone Proj.	4CR
Writing Major Electives: Writing Theory Courses (4 Credits)
Choose 1 from the following courses
WRI	3020		Writing Tutor Training	4CR
WRI	3180		The Rhetorical Tradition	4CR
COM	1011		Mass Media	4CR
COM	3005		Mass Comm. Law & Ethics	4CR
ENG	3080		Theory in Literature	4CR
General Electives (40 Credits)
				4CR
				4CR
				4CR
				4CR
				4CR
				4CR
				4CR
				4CR
				4CR
				4CR

Total number of credits: 120

Notes:

1. To earn a Bachelor degree, all graduates must successfully complete a minimum of 120 credit hours.
2. Minimum of 30 credits must be taken at Centenary University.
3. All graduates must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above.
4. All graduates must have a minimum of 2.0 GPA in their major(s).
5. Courses that are listed as special topic, typically ending with a 99, are repeatable. These courses are counted multiple times and do not replace grades of the previous special topic course.
6. Credits can be shared between the core and the major, or between the core and minor. But credits cannot be shared within the core: a particular course can count only once within the core

BA-Writing-Recommended-Four-Year-Sequence

Centenary University B.A. in Writing Recommended Four Year Sequence 2023-2024
YEAR 1 (Fall)
Course #	Title	Credits	Completed
[Dept] 1105	Broad Enduring Interest	4
LAS 1305	Wellness	2
LAS 1205	Nature of Work	2
WRI 1001/1002	Comp. & Rhet. I or Comp. & Rhet. II	4
WRI 2100	Introduction to Professional Writing	4
YEAR 1 (Spring)
Course #	Title	Credits	Completed
WRI 2011	Introduction to Journalism	4
WRI1002/2012	Comp, & Rhet. II or Advanced Comp.	4
Culture & Soc.	Social & Community Responsibility	4
Elective	Elective	4
YEAR 2 (FALL)
WRI 2005	Introduction to Creative Writing	4
COM 2001	Public Speaking	4
STEM	STEM Engagement	4
Elective	Elective	4
YEAR 2 (Spring)
WRI _____	Writing Elective	3
Culture & Soc.	Cultural Understanding in a Global Context	4
Culture & Soc.	Creative Expression & Creative Self	4
Elective	Elective	4
YEAR 3 (FALL)
WRI ____	Writing Elective	4
WRI ____	English Elective	4
STEM	STEM Engagement	4
Elective		4
YEAR 3 (Spring)
WRI ____	Writing Elective	4
WRI 2___	Experiential Writing	4
Elective	Elective	4
Elective	Elective	4
YEAR 4 (Fall)
WRI ____	Writing Elective	4
Elective	Elective	4
Elective	Elective	4
YEAR 4 (Spring)
WRI ____	Writing Elective	4
Elective	Elective	4
Elective	Elective	4
	Total Credits	120