B.A. English, Professional Writing Option

Program Admissions Requirements

There are no program admission requirements for the B.A. in English, Professional Writing option.

General Education

The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Objective 1		6
Objective 2		3
Objective 3 - MATH 1123 Recommended 1		3
Objective 4		6
Objective 5		7
Objective 6		6
Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 8		3
Objective 7
Objective 8
Objective 9		3
Total Credits		37

¹

 “P” courses are equivalent to the original course.   

Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ENGL 2206	Creative Writing Workshop	3
ENGL 2211	Introduction to Literary Analysis	3
ENGL 2280	Grammar and Usage	3
or ENGL 2281	Introduction to Language Studies
ENGL 3307	Professional and Technical Writing	3
ENGL 3308	Business Communications	3
ENGL 4401	Advanced Composition	3
ENGL 4402	User Experience Design and Usability	3
ENGL 4407	Topics in Technical and Professional Communication	3
ENGL 4410	Writing Internship	3
Select TWO of the following writing, reasoning, and media courses:		6
CMP 1110	Media Writing
CMP 2231	Introduction to Graphic Design
CMP 2241	Introduction to Public Relations
CMP 3310	Multiplatform Storytelling
CMP 3346	Public Relations Writing
ENGL 4410	Writing Internship (3 additional credits)
PHIL 2201	Introduction to Logic
Select 12 additional English elective credits (excluding ENGL 1101, ENGL 1101P, ENGL 1102, ENGL 1122, & ENGL 1123), 9 credits of which must be upper-division.		12
To graduate as an English major, a student must maintain at least a 2.25 grade point average in courses within the English curriculum.
Total Credits		45

​Degree Totals

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Program Admission Requirements		0
General Education		37
Major Requirements		45
Upper Division Free Electives		9
Free Electives		29
Total Credits		120

ISU Degree Requirements

ISU General Education

Major Academic Plan (MAP)