Requirements for Major

Requirements for the major and an example of a typical program of courses are listed below.

• WR 100  -  Effective Writing or
• HN 210  -  Eloquentia Perfecta
• WR 200  -  Introduction to Creative Nonfiction
• WR 220  -  Introduction to Rhetoric
• WR 230  -  Introduction to Poetry and Fiction
• WR 407  -  Senior Seminar: Creative Writing or
• WR 408  -  Senior Seminar: Rhetoric
• Three WR 300- or 400-level courses
• Six (usually) upper-level courses in another discipline (e.g., English, art, history, modern languages, philosophy, political science, etc.)

Notes:

1. WR 100  is the prerequisite for most upper-level writing courses and must be taken in the first year. (Honors students fulfill this prerequisite through HN 210 .)
2. All WR 300-level courses include a course-appropriate research component.
3. Students who choose the Interdisciplinary Major in Writing and Communication will not be allowed to count any courses twice.
4. Students must complete the diversity-justice core requirement through two designated diversity core, major, or elective courses (see Diversity-Justice Core Requirement  under Curriculum and Policies).