The 21-credit minor in writing is an excellent complement to a degree in any other field. Students in this minor, the largest in the School of Humanities and Sciences, come from all five schools at the College and represent a wide variety of majors.
All writing minors take a first-year academic writing course, then, in the sophomore year, Personal Essay and Persuasive Argument. Four additional courses complete the minor. Of these four, two must be at the 300 level and at least one course must be selected from both the exposition and creative writing offerings below. Only two courses at the 100 level may count toward the writing minor.
Students must receive a final grade of at least B- (and be evaluated as writing effective) in any one of the following courses to qualify for the writing minor: Academic Writing I, Academic Writing for Humanities and Sciences,Writing Seminar: Business, Ithaca Seminar in Writing, Academic Writing II, or Introduction to the Essay.
Seniors who qualify may propose independent studies (both expository and creative) or serve as an apprentice to a professor in a first-year writing course. Also, for students with the appropriate preparatory courses, credit-bearing internships are available locally during the academic year. The department also sponsors a credit-bearing summer internship program in writing and publishing at both national and local sites, as well as at the London Center. Internships are in journalism, publishing, public relations, and writing for corporate and non-profit organizations.
For more information, please contact Professor Mary Beth O'Connor, writing minor coordinator
• 409 Smiddy Hall • Department of Writing • (607) 274-1325 • moconnor@ithaca.edu
* Writing minors enrolled in these courses may need to file a waiver or substitution form so that the course registers as counting toward the minor.
