General Degree
Total credits in the Writing major: 42 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 (12 credits):
- WRTG 16500 Introduction to the Essay
- WRTG 17500 Introduction to Creative Writing
- WRTG 20100 Argument
- WRTG 22500 Grammar and Usage
Select one course from the following (3 credits):
- WRTG 20500 Personal Essay
- WRTG 23200 Creative Nonfiction
Select one course from the following (3 credits):
- WRTG 31100 Writing for the Professions
- WRTG 32000 Public Essay
- WRTG 33600 Fiction II
- WRTG 33800 Poetry II
Select one course from the following (3 credits):
- WRTG 36000 Language, Literacy, and Writing Studies (formerly Composition Theory)
- WRTG 36500 Poetics (creative writing theory)
Required 400-level course (3 credits):
- WRTG 41500 Senior Seminar
Optional 400-level course (3 credits)
- WRTG 41000 Senior Project
Writing Electives (15 credits):
Five Writing electives at level 2 or above, with at least 9 credits at level 3 or above
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 Katie Marks, writing major coordinator
410 Smiddy Hall • Department of Writing • (607) 274-3569 • kmarks@ithaca.edu