Rhetoric and Writing, BA

Freshman Year Fall Semester - 16 Hours

• SPCH 1203 - Introduction To Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3
• English Composition requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Mathematics requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• History/Government requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Lab Science requirement Credit Hours: 4 ¹

Freshman Year Spring Semester - 16 Hours

• English Composition requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Lab Science requirement Credit Hours: 4 ¹
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Sophomore Year Fall Semester - 16 Hours

• RHET 2863 - Advanced Composition Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 3}
• RHET 3103 - Editing For Usage, Style, And Clarity Credit Hours: 3 ²
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• World Language requirement Credit Hours: 4 ⁶
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵

Sophomore Year Spring Semester - 16 Hours

• ENGL 3003 - History And Development Of The English Language Credit Hours: 3 ²
• RHET 3203 - Textual Research Methods Credit Hours: 3 ²
• RHET requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 7}
• World Language requirement Credit Hours: 4 ⁶
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵

Junior Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• RHET 3303 - Rhetorical And Textual Criticism Credit Hours: 3 ²
• RHET 3403 - Rhetorics And Poetics Credit Hours: 3 ²
• Rhetoric/Writing elective Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 4}
• Rhetoric/Writing elective Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 4}
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵

Junior Year Spring Semester - 15 Hours

• RHET 3903 - Visual Rhetoric Credit Hours: 3 ²
• Rhetoric/Writing elective Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 4}
• Rhetoric/Writing elective Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 4}
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵

Senior Year Fall Semester - 13 Hours

• RHET 4803 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 3 ²
• Rhetoric/Writing elective Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 4}
• Rhetoric/Writing elective Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 4}
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 1 ⁵

Senior Year Spring Semester - 13 Hours

• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 1 ⁵

120 Total Hours

At least 40 hours must be upper-level

Notes

1. General Education Core Requirements, see Graduation Requirements section of catalog.
2. These courses are used to determine major courses in residency, see Graduation Requirements. Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses counted toward the major.
3. If RHET 2863 was taken for composition requirement, select an upper-level RHET course.
4. Rhetoric/Writing electives, 18 hours from one of two options: Professional and Technical Writing - choose from RHET 3603 , RHET 4123 , RHET 4503 , RHET 4523 , RHET 4603 , RHET 4633 , RHET 4733 , RHET 3413 , RHET 3801 , RHET 493V , or RHET 4953 ; Creative Writing - choose from RHET 3703 , RHET 4113 , RHET 4133 , RHET 4153 , RHET 4173 , RHET 4303 , RHET 4633 , RHET 3413 , RHET 3801 , RHET 493V , or RHET 4953 .
5. Additional degree requirements, 32 hours - one hour must be upper-level. Consult with faculty advisor. A minor is required; follow respective minor requirements. Select additional electives as needed. Select to ensure completion of 40 upper-level hours required for graduation.
6. World language requirement, eight hours. Must complete through Beginning II of a world language.
7. Professional and Technical Writing Option must take RHET 3503 . Creative Writing option must take RHET 3513 .

Prior to graduation students must demonstrate competency in financial literacy by satisfactory completion of FIN 1521 - Personal Finance Applications  (or an approved substitution) with a grade of C or better, or by a score of 70% or more on a challenge exam for FIN 1521 .