DEGREE CHECKLIST (College of Arts and Sciences)
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ADVISER
2008-2009 Catalog
MAJOR B.A. – ENGLISH-WRITING TRACK
Major Requirements (39 semester hours)
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
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Hrs.
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0-1
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3
CRTW 201 (A grade of C- or better in HMXP 102 is required as a prerequisite) _________
3
ACAD 101 (required of first time freshmen only)
Critical Skills
Course & No.
ENGL 203
ENGL 208
ENGL 211
Hrs.
(3)
(3)
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Course & No.
ENGL 300
ENGL 305
ENGL 491
Hrs.
(3)
(3)
(0)
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Writing and Critical Thinking
WRIT 101 (A grade of C- or better is required)
Quantitative Skills
CTQR 150 or MATH 105 or MATH 201 or a MATH
course with 201 as prerequisite_______________________________
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3
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3
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3
Logic/Language/Semiotics
Foreign Language (201-level proficiency required)
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ARTS 281; CSCI; INFD 141; MATH; PHIL 220, 225; QMTH;
SPCH 201; VCOM 261, 262
Oral Communication (may be met by another requirement;
see approved list)
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Select one of the following options: (12 hours required)
A. Creative Writing
(9-12)
Select at least two from WRIT 307, 316, 507, 516, 530; and
no more than two from ENGL 317, ENGL 325, ENGL 501, ENGL 504,
CSCI 101; or if focused on an appropriate topic, ENGL 310,
ENGL 311, ENGL 320 or ENGL 321
_________, _________, ________, ________
Internship (ENGL 433 or WRIT 433)
(0-3)
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0-3
Technology (may be met by major requirement; see approved list)
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The Elements of Writing: Rhetoric, Language, and Audience
(12)
Select from WRIT 300, 350, 351, 465, 500, 501, 510; ENGL 303, 507;
IMCO 105; MCOM 302 _________, _________, ________, ________
0-3
Skills for Common Experience and Thinking Across Disciplines
HMXP 102 (A grade of C- or better in WRIT 101 is required as a prerequisite) __________
3
Global Perspectives (met by major)
0
B. Writing for Business and Technology
Select from WRIT 366, 566; VCOM261; ARTS 305, 371, 311;
BADM 180; CSCI 101; MCOM 241, 340, 341, 370, 471;
MGMT 355; MKTG 380; or BADM 411.
Internship (ENGL 433 or WRIT 433)
(9-12)
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(0-3)
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Foreign Language Requirement ______________________________
(0-8)
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Historical Perspectives (may be met by major)
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0-3
Developing Critical Skills and Applying them to Disciplines
Natural Science
(7 hours from two of three categories; see approved list; one must be a lab science)
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3-4
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3-4
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3
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3
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3
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0-3
Social Science (must include 2 designators)
Humanities and Arts (six met in major; remaining three
from another designator; see approved list)
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Intensive Writing (met by major)
Constitution Requirement (see approved list; may be
0
met by another requirement)
SUBTOTAL
34-47
Requirements for a Minor in (15-24 semester hours) __________________________________
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GENERAL ELECTIVES (6-36 semester hours)
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NOTES
1. Unless stated otherwise, a single course may not be used for more than one general education requirement or
in a major and a minor.
2. All Arts and Sciences majors require a minimum of 40 hours in courses numbered above 299.
3. Attendance at three cultural events is required for each 20 hours completed in residence at Winthrop.