NOTE: This listing differs from the catalog listing in that for each concentration here we list all the degree requirements rather than just those required for the concentration.
Total credits in the Nonfiction concentration: 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
- WRTG 10600 Academic Writing I (does not count toward the major)
8 required courses (24 credits):
- WRTG 16500 Introduction to the Essay
- WRTG 17500 Introduction to Creative Writing
- WRTG 20100 Argument
- WRTG 22500 Grammar and Usage
- WRTG 23200 Creative Nonfiction
- WRTG 32000 Public Essay
- WRTG 41000 Senior Project
- WRTG 41500 Senior Seminar
Select one course from the following (3 credits):
- WRTG 36000 Language, Literature, and Writing Studies (formerly Composition Theory)
- WRTG 36500 Poetics (creative writing theory)
Select three courses from the following (9 credits):
- WRTG 30100 Autobiography
- WRTG 31000 Women and Writing
- WRTG 31400 Science Writing
- WRTG 31800 Writing from Cultural Experience
- WRTG 31900 Writing as a Naturalist
- WRTG 33100 Feature Writing
- WRTG 33400 Humorous Writing
- WRTG 34000 Magazine Writing
- WRTG 34200 Writing about Sports
- WRTG 34500 Writing as a Critic
- WRTG 35000 Selected Topics in Expository Writing
- WRTG 35200 Selected Topics in Expository Writing
- WRTG 38000 Visiting Writers' Workshop*
- WRTG 42000 Apprenticeship
- WRTG 45000 Internship: Writing**
And an additional 6 credits of electives
* Can be taken three times
**Can be taken twice
Total credits for the Nonfiction Concentration: 42