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2021-2022 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English, B.A. Writing and Rhetoric Track Curriculum Guide


This curriculum guide is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

University Undergraduate Major Policies


  • Refer to the program page for this major and the Courses  section of this catalog for approved prerequisites and General Education courses.
  • Requirements may not equal 120 credit hours. Students must register for additional electives to complete 120 credits required for graduation.
  • All graduates must have a minimum of 30 credits of 300/400-level courses with C grade or above; at least 15 of those credits must be taken at SU.
  • Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
  • Students must complete at least 30 credit hours by direct classroom instruction and/or laboratory experience.
  • Students must take 30 of the last 37 credit hours at SU.
  • It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy graduation requirements. Please refer to the program page of this catalog for detailed major requirements.
  • Students must apply online for graduation by November 15 for May and by May 15 for December.

Recommended Minimum Grade


A B indicates the recommended minimum grade; although a C meets the requirement, SU history shows that students who graduate with this major earned this grade or higher for this course.

First Year


Semester 1


  • 4 Hour(s) Credit B
  • IIIB - Gen. Ed. Social Science course 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
  • IVA - Gen. Ed. Lab Science course 4 Hour(s) Credit
  • Elective - Needed for 120 credits 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 14-16


Semester 2


  • 4 Hour(s) Credit
  • ENGL XXX - English Elective Literature course 4 Hour(s) Credit
  • IVC - Gen. Ed. Math course 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
  • Elective - Needed for 120 credits 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 14-16/28-32


Winter/Summer Term


List courses that were taken during winter/summer terms:

Second Year


Semester 1


  • HIST 10X - Gen. Ed. IIA (HIST 101 , HIST 102  or HIST 103 ) 4 Hour(s) Credit B
  • IVB - Gen. Ed. Non-Lab Science or Math course 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
  • Language - Fulton School Language requirement 4 Hour(s) Credit (if needed)

Total Credits: 15-16/43/48


Semester 2


  • 4 Hour(s) Credit
  • IIIC - Gen. Ed. Social Science/Humanities course 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
  • Language - Fulton School Language requirement 4 Hour(s) Credit (if needed)

Complete 1 of the Following


Total Credits: 15-16/58-64


Winter/Summer Term


List courses that were taken during winter/summer terms:

Third Year


Semester 1


  • HIST XXX - Gen. Ed. IIB History course 4 Hour(s) Credit
  • IVA - Gen. Ed. Lab Science course 4 Hour(s) Credit
  • Elective - Needed for 120 credits 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Semester 2


Total Credits: 14-15/87-95


Winter/Summer Term


List courses that were taken during winter/summer terms:

Fourth Year


Semester 1


Total Credits: 14-16/101-111


Semester 2


  • ENGL XXX - English Elective Internship or ENGL course 4 Hour(s) Credit
  • Elective - Needed for 120 credits 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
  • Elective - Needed for 120 credits 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
  • Elective - If needed for 120 credits 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 13-16/114-127