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    Jun 14, 2025  
2025-26 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-26 Undergraduate Catalog

English with a concentration in Writing and Rhetoric, BA


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The English department plays a pivotal role in developing a student’s writing and critical analysis skills. While pursuing the Bachelor of Arts with a major in English, you can choose from concentrations in literature, writing and rhetoric, creative writing and language arts with secondary teacher certification.


Degree requirements


Hours required and general/college requirements


A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree as specified in the “General University Requirements” in the Academic policies  section of this catalog and, the University Core Curriculum   and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences  requirements.

Major requirements, 45 hours


Foundation courses, 15 hours


Note: ENGL 3000 should be taken in the first 18 hours of English course work.

Writing and Rhetoric concentration, 18 hours


Required courses, 9 hours

Additional requirements, 12 hours


Four additional courses, each from different categories.

Note: Courses that appear in more than one category may only be used to satisfy one category; a course used to satisfy a requirement listed above may not also be used to satisfy a category listed below.

Other course requirements


None.

Electives


Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements . Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement (42) and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information, see an academic advisor in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.

Other requirements


A minimum grade of C in each is required for all English courses counting toward the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English and a concentration in writing and rhetoric.

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 for all English courses is required for graduation.

Four-year degree plan (example)


The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.

    

Year 1

Semester 1 Semester 2
ENGL 1310 - First-Year Writing I   3 hours    ENGL 1320 - First-Year Writing II   3 hours  
PSCI 2305 - US Political Behavior and Policy    3 hours   PSCI 2306 - US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions    3 hours  
Mathematics core   3 hours Creative Arts core    3 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences core    3 hours Life and Physical Sciences core    3 hours
CLASS Foreign Language-elementary    3 hours CLASS Foreign Language-elementary   3 hours
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours

 

Year 2

Semester 1 Semester 2
ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Analysis   3 hours   ENGL 3110 - Writing and Rhetoric in the Humanities   3 hours   
HIST 2610 - United States History to 1865   3 hours   HIST 2620 - United States History Since 1865   3 hours   
Life and Physical Sciences core   3 hours CLASS Foreign Language-intermediate   3 hours
CLASS Foreign Language-intermediate     3 hours ENGL 2000-level course selection 3 hours
ENGL 2000-level course selection 3 hours Elective 3 hours
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours

 

Year 3

Semester 1 Semester 2
ENGL 3200 - Rhetorical History and Historiography   3 hours   English 4000-level writing course 3 hours
ENGL 3210 - Studies in Writing   3 hours   English 4000-level writing course 3 hours
CLASS Distribution-Communication and Digital Skills   3 hours Elective 3 hours
Elective 3 hours Elective 3 hours
Elective 3 hours Elective 3 hours
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours

   

Year 4

Semester 1 Semester 2
English 4000-level writing course  3 hours English 4000-level writing course  3 hours
English 4000-level category course 3 hours English 4000-level category course 3 hours
English 4000-level category course 3 hours Elective 3 hours
Elective 3 hours Elective 3 hours
Elective-advanced 3 hours Elective-advanced 3 hours
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours

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