For a more detailed overview of the program, please see the Rhetoric and Writing Degree Plan.

Students wishing to major in English to prepare for careers in Rhetoric and Writing take a minimum of 48 hours of English, including the following specific requirements:

6 credit hours of core general education writing requirements (these 6 hours do not count toward the 48 hour minimum):

• ENGL 1310 - Rhetoric and Writing I: Academic Reading and Analytical Writing
• ENGL 1410 - Rhetoric and Writing II: Argument and Research
  

21 credit hours obtained by completing the following courses:

• ENGL 2000 - Introduction to English Studies
• ENGL 2010 - Introduction to Literary Studies (For English Majors Only)
• ENGL 3010 - Advanced Rhetoric and Writing
• ENGL 3110 - Advanced Grammar
• ENGL 4860 - Diverse Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
• One British Literature Breadth course (early or late)
• One American Literature Breadth course (early or late)

6 credit hours of Literature electives, upper division (diversity recommended)

3 credit hours of 4000-level Literature Seminar (must be taken in residence, senior status only)

9 credit hours of Theory courses from the following:

• ENGL 3000 - Literary Criticism in Theory and Practice
• ENGL 4800 - Peer Tutoring: Writing Across the Curriculum
• ENGL 4810 - Special Topics in the Teaching of Writing
• ENGL 4820 - Classical Rhetoric
• ENGL 4830 - Rhetoric and Writing: Survey in Contemporary Approaches to Teaching Writing

9 credit hours of electives from the following:

• ENGL 3020 - Topics in Advanced Rhetoric and Writing
• ENGL 4800 - Peer Tutoring: Writing Across the Curriculum
• ENGL 4810 - Special Topics in the Teaching of Writing
• ENGL 4820 - Classical Rhetoric
• ENGL 4830 - Rhetoric and Writing: Survey in Contemporary Approaches to Teaching Writing
• ENGL 4840 - Practicum for Writing Instructors
• ENGL 4850 - History of the English Language
• ENGL 4860 - Diverse Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
• ENGL 4880 - Topics in Public Writing
• One professional/technical writing course (3000-level with director approval)

Earn "pass" on the senior rhetoric and writing portfolio assessment