Professional Writing (BA)

Admission requirements

Students must have a combined GPA (Missouri State and transfer) of 2.50 or higher or a GPA of 2.75 or higher for the most recent 30 hours of course work in order to be admitted to the degree program.

Major requirements

Four courses from:

ENG 473 - Writing with Technology II
ENG 570 - Writing in the Health Professions
ENG 572 - Writing Grant Proposals
ENG 573 - Writing for the Web
ENG 575 - Topics in Professional Writing
or approved upper-division cognate courses for a total of not fewer than 36 hours.

Public Affairs Capstone Experience will be fulfilled by completion of:

Minor required (or second major).

Specific Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements

Total Credit Hours: 36

Restriction on use of English courses for majors and minors in the Department of English

English courses counted toward the major cannot be counted toward the minor.
English courses counted toward the major or minor cannot be counted toward the BA Fine Arts requirement.
With the exception of ENG 110, ENG 210 and ENG 221, English courses counted toward the major or minor can also be counted toward the General Education requirements.

University level requirements:

Accelerated graduate program in Writing-Technical/Professional Writing Track Only

Eligible students in this major may apply to the Master of Arts in Writing (Technical and Professional Writing track only) program. Refer to the Graduate Catalog for more information. Refer to Undergraduate Students Taking Graduate Classes for additional information and procedures for obtaining permission for Mixed Credit.