School!of!Writing,!Rhetoric!and!Technical!Communication!
Undergraduate!Application!Form!
Specify!the!program!to!which!you!are!applying:!
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!!Bachelor!of!Arts!(BA)!in!Writing,!Rhetoric!and!Technical!Communication!
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!!Bachelor!of!Science!(BS)!in!Writing,!Rhetoric!and!Technical!Communication!
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Specify!the!concentration!to!which!you!are!applying:!
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!!Technical!and!Scientific!Communication!(TSC)!
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!!Writing!and!Rhetoric!(W&R)!
Specify!if!WRTC!will!be!your!first!or!second!major:!
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!!I!want!WRTC!to!be!my!first!major!and!I!am!dropping!__________________________.!
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!!I!want!WRTC!to!be!my!second!major!and!I!am!not!dropping!another!major.!
Personal!Information!
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Name:!__________________________________________________!
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Student!ID!number:!_______________________________________!
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Academic!Level:!!!Freshman!!
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!!Sophomore!! !
!!Junior!!
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!!Senior!
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JMU!email!address:!______________________________@dukes.jmu.edu!
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Local!Address:!______________________________________________________________________!
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Permanent/Home!Address:!____________________________________________________________!
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Phone:!_____________________________________________________________________________!
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To!complete!your!WRTC!application,!please!submit!the!following!documents!with!this!form:!
!!A!brief!(maximum!500!words)!statement!describing!your!academic!interests,!professional!goals!and!career!plans,!
including!how!the!WRTC!program!might!help!you!achieve!these!objectives.!Include!any!areas!of!interest!or!emphasis!you!
wish!to!pursue!within!the!WRTC!major,!including!some!specific!courses!(2W3)!you!wish!to!take.!!
Note:&When&composing&your&statement,&be&aware&that&WRTC&encourages&students&to&demonstrate&independent&thinking&in&
designing&their&WRTC&curriculum&in&pursuit&of&their&educational&objectives.&&
!!A!current!unofficial!transcript!printed!from!eWcampus!
!!A!completed!Change&or&Declaration&of&Major!Form!
Though!applications!are!reviewed!on!a!rolling!basis,!students!must!be!accepted!into!the!program—a!process!that!might!take!a!few!
weeks—before!they!may!enroll!in!WRTC!courses.!Registration!for!fall!semester!takes!place!in!early!April!and!registration!for!spring!
semester!takes!place!in!early!November.!!