Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.
Degree Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| SEEDS General Education Requirements | 31-33 | |
| Major Requirements | 33 | |
| Free Electives | 55-53 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core | ||
| WRIT 207 | Technical Writing and Communication | 3 |
| WRIT 208 | Digital Writing: Composing with Text, Image, and Sound | 3 |
| WRIT 280 | Argumentation: from Antiquity to Online | 3 |
| WRIT 319 | Technology, Innovation, and Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 400 | Community Writing: Theories, Practices, and Partnerships | 3 |
| WRIT 440 | Seminar in Writing Studies | 3 |
| Writing Electives | ||
| Complete 3 courses. One must be at the 300 or 400 level. | 9 | |
| Style and Editing | ||
| Professional Writing for Social Media | ||
| Workplace Writing | ||
| Visual Rhetoric and Writing | ||
| Power, Persuasion, and Political Writing | ||
| Special Topics in Writing Studies | ||
| Writing for Social Change | ||
| Collaboration and Coauthoring | ||
| Grant Proposal Writing | ||
| Writing Women Safe: Writing, Rape Prevention, and Community Activism | ||
| Language, Power, and Medicine: The Spectrum of Health | ||
| Cooperative Education Experience I | ||
| Complementary Discipline Electives | ||
| Take two courses from the list below, with the direction of an advisor. | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 33 | |
Complementary Discipline Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| School of Communication and Media | ||
| CMST 110 | Introduction to Communication and Media | 3 |
| CMST 210 | Theorizing Communication and Media | 3 |
| CMST 225 | New Media and Participatory Culture | 3 |
| CMST 227 | Television and Culture | 3 |
| CMST 315 | Video Games and Culture | 3 |
| CMST 340 | Communication, Media and Gender | 3 |
| CMST 341 | Culture and Identity | 3 |
| CMST 273 | Democracy and Communication | 3 |
| JOUR 210 | Introduction to Journalism | 3 |
| JOUR 249 | Media Ethics and Law | 3 |
| College of Science and Mathematics | ||
| CSIT 104 | Python Programming I | 3 |
| EAES 210 | Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing | 3 |
| EAES 160 | The Human Environment | 3 |
| EAES 202 | Introduction to Sustainability Science | 3 |
| EAES 260 | Energy, Environment and Society | 3 |
| BIOL 107 | Biology for Survival | 3 |
| BIOL 111 | Emerging Diseases | 3 |
| STAT 109 | Statistics | 3 |
| School of Business | ||
| ENTR 201 | The Entrepreneurial Mindset and Innovation | 3 |
| ACCT 204 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Economics and Finance for Non-Business Majors | 3 |
| ECON 224 | Financial Economics | 3 |
| INBS 250 | Introduction to International Business | 3 |
| INFO 301 | Business Decision Making | 3 |
| MGMT 231 | Management Processes | 3 |
| MKTG 240 | Introduction to Marketing | 3 |
| College of the Arts | ||
| ARFD 102 | Drawing as Research | 3 |
| ARHT 191 | African-American Art | 3 |
| ARHT 200 | Research Methods in Art History | 3 |
| ARHT 304 | History of Textiles | 3 |
| VIST 105 | Global Foundations in Art and Visual Culture | 3 |
| VIST 106 | Modern Visions 1400-1945 | 3 |
| VIST 109 | Special Topics in Global Art Cultures | 3 |
| VIST 203 | Modern Philosophies of Art | 3 |
| VIST 305 | Theories of Looking: Critical Theory and Visual Culture | 3 |
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | ||
| LNGN 210 | Introduction to General Linguistics | 3 |
| LNGN 250 | Language of Propaganda | 3 |
| LNGN 255 | Language and Gender | 3 |
| LNGN 284 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| ENWR 205 | Creative Nonfiction | 3 |
| GLQS 100 | Introduction to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (GLBTQ) Studies | 3 |
| GSWS 102 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| JUST 205 | Perspectives on Justice Studies | 3 |
| PALG 210 | Law and Litigation | 3 |
New Student Seminar
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Students in the Adult Learner program must take GNED 100. | ||
| Complete one course from the following. Some courses may be restricted by major. Consult with an academic advisor. | 1 | |
| Pathways to Success | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Chemistry | ||
| First Year Seminar | ||
| Adult Academic Success Seminar | ||
| New Student Seminar | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education | ||
| Pathways to Adult Learning | ||
| New Student Seminar | ||
| New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences | ||
| Freshman Seminar for Music Majors | ||
| Introduction to Nursing | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law | ||
SEEDS General Education Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations | ||
| Effective Writing I | ||
| Complete one Effective Writing I course. | 3 | |
| Effective Writing II | ||
| Complete one Effective Writing II course. | 3 | |
| Interactive Communication | ||
| Complete one Interactive Communication course. | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Complete one Quantitative Reasoning course. | 3 | |
| Political and Civic Life | ||
| Complete one Political and Civic Life course. | 3 | |
| World Languages | ||
| Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level. | 3-6 | |
| Exploration | ||
| Complete one course from four different Exploration categories. | 12 | |
| Analyzing Cultures and Societies | ||
| Creative Expression | ||
| Ethical Inquiry | ||
| Historical Thinking | ||
| Literary and Artistic Analysis | ||
| Scientific Reasoning | ||
| Total Credits | 30-33 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and MUST be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| New Student Seminar | 1 | SEEDS: Effective Writing II | 3 |
| SEEDS: Effective Writing I | 3 | SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| SEEDS: Interactive Communication | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 2 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| SEEDS: Exploration 1 | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 3 | 3 |
| SEEDS: Exploration 2 | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 4 | 3 |
| WRIT 207 | 3 | WRIT 208 | 3 |
| WRIT 280 | 3 | Major Elective 2 | 3 |
| Major Elective 1 | 3 | Major Elective 3 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| SEEDS: World Language I | 3 | SEEDS: World Language II or Free Elective | 3 |
| Disciplinary Elective 1 | 3 | WRIT 319 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| WRIT 400 | 3 | WRIT 440 | 3 |
| Disciplinary Elective 2 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||