General Degree
Total credits in the Writing major: 40 credits
Total credits in the Integrative Core Curriculum: 28-45
Total open elective credits: 33-50
Total for B.A. in Writing: 120
Required Courses
Core courses (8 credits):
- WRTG 16600 Introduction to Literacy, Rhetoric, and Culture
- WRTG 17500 Introduction to Creative Writing
INTERMEDIATE SUBGENRE COURSES:
Select 12 credits at the 200-level from at least two areas below
- Professional Writing (courses designated with attribute WRPW)
- Rhetoric and Culture (courses designated with attribute WRRC)
- Creative Writing (courses designated with attribute WRCW)
advanced subgenre courses:
Select 12 credits at the 300-level from at least two areas below
- Professional Writing (courses designated with attribute WRPW)
- Rhetoric and Culture (courses designated with attribute WRRC)
- Creative Writing (courses designated with attribute WRCW)
SENIOR EXPERIENCE:
- WRTG 41500 Senior Seminar
WRTG 41000 Senior Project (or additional 300- or 400-level WRTG course)
Note that all IC students must take Academic Writing 106, and note that 311, 336, 338, and 365 have pre-reqs that, though they can count as electives, are beyond those specified for the major.
For more information, please contact Jaime Warburton, writing major coordinator
411 Smiddy Hall • Department of Writing • (607) 274-3543 • jwarburton@ithaca.edu