Professional Writing Concentration - English B.A.

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

A student must comply with all University regulations and satisfy the following requirements:

1. Units and Residency  (minimum of 120 units: 40 units of upper division coursework and 30 semester units at Stanislaus State. At least 24 of these 30 units must be earned in upper-division courses, at least 12 must be in the major, and at least 9 must be applicable to General Education-Breadth requirements)
2. Baccalaureate Degree Requirements  (minimum grade point average of 2.0 (C) or better)
3. General Education Program  (minimum of 43 units)
4. Upper Division Writing Proficiency  (minimum of 3 units)
   - Writing Proficiency (WP) Course (may double count in the major)
5. United States Constitution and California State and Local Government   (minimum of 3 units)
6. Sociocultural Inquiry Requirement  (minimum of 3 units) (may double count with General Education requirements or in the major)
7. Skills for Student Success  (minimum of 1 unit) and Life-long Learning Skills  (minimum of 1 unit) 

Subsequently, all students must submit an application for graduation and receive approval from the major advisor and department chair. For more information see the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements .

The Major and Concentration

Complete all of the requirements in the major and the concentration. 

English B.A. Major Requirements  

Requirements:

(19 units)

• ENGL 3007 - Business Writing (WP) 3 unit(s)

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• ENGL 3008 - Technical Writing (WP) 3 unit(s)

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• ENGL 4014 - Creative Nonfiction 4 unit(s)
• ENGL 4015 - Grant and Proposal Writing 3 unit(s)
• ENGL 4016 - Copyediting 3 unit(s)
• JOUR 3012 - Journalism Laboratory 3 unit(s)

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• One of the following courses in Publishing:

• ENGL 4019 - Editing Literary Magazines 4 unit(s)
• ENGL 4200 - Studies in E-Publishing 3 unit(s)