The baccalaureate degree program at Mesa State College requires
a minimum of 123 credit hours. For the writing concentration in
English, these hours are distributed as follows:
| General Education |
34 |
| BA Degree
Distinction (Foreign Language) |
6 |
| Human Performance and Wellness |
3 |
| English Core |
21 |
|
ENGL 254 |
Survey of English Literature I |
3 |
|
ENGL 255 |
Survey of English Literature II |
3 |
|
ENGL 261 |
Survey of American Literature I |
3 |
|
ENGL 262 |
Survey of American Literature II |
3 |
|
ENGL 355 |
Shakespeare |
3 |
|
ENGL 421 |
History of Literary Criticism |
3 |
|
ENGL 494 |
Senior Seminar |
3 |
| Concentration in Writing |
27 |
| Required (12 hours) |
|
ENGL 386 |
Roots of Modern Rhetoric |
3 |
|
ENGL 440 |
History of the English Language |
3 |
|
ENGL 451 |
Structure of the English Language |
3 |
|
ENGL 492 |
Advanced Writing |
3 |
| Additional Writing Courses (Select 9 hours) |
|
ENGL 250 |
Introduction to Creative Writing |
3 |
|
ENGL 380 |
Creative Writing: Non-Fiction |
3 |
|
ENGL 381 |
Creative Writing: Fiction |
3 |
|
ENGL 382 |
Creative Writing: Advanced Fiction |
3 |
|
ENGL 383 |
Creative Writing: Poetry |
3 |
|
ENGL 384 |
Expository & Persuasive Writing |
3 |
|
ENGL 385 |
Technical Writing |
3 |
|
ENGL 396 |
Topics (when applicable) |
3 |
|
ENGL 496 |
Topics (when applicable |
3 |
| English Electives (at least 1 must be upper division) |
6 |
| General Electives |
33 |
