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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [OFFICIAL CATALOG]

Professional and Technical Writing, B.A.


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General: 120 minimum total hours, including 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and 30 hours in residence

First-Year Colloquium (0-3 hours)


Required of full-time freshmen entering college for the first time and transfer students with less than 12 hours of credit

Core (35 hours)


PTW majors are encouraged to take MCOM 2330 Mass Media and Society  as part of their Social Sciences requirement in the Core.

Standard Core (29 hours)


All Courses approved by the Core Council. See “General Education Requirements.”

College Core (6 hours)


All Courses approved by the Core Council. See “General Education Requirements.”

Second Language Proficiency (5 hours)


Students completing a Professional and Technical Writing degree must complete a minimum of 5 hours of language courses (linguistics, second language, or programming language) to satisfy the language requirement or demonstrate equivalent proficiency as measured by a competency test.

Major (36 hours)


Minor


(none required)

Unrestricted General Electives


Remaining hours, if any, to reach 120 minimum total hours, 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and/or 30 hours in residence.

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