UT Dallas 2024 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology

Literature (BA) with Professional and Technical Writing Concentration

Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)

Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)

This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop an individual four-year plan.

Freshman Year
Semester 1 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 2 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
010 Core 010 3 010 Core 010 3
050 Core 050 3 020 Core 2 020 3
060 Core 060 3 040 Core 040 3
Major Preparatory 4 3 060 Core 060 3
Free Elective 7 3 Major Preparatory 4 3
AHTC 1100 1
Total  16 Total  15
 
Sophomore Year
Semester 3 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 4 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
030 Core 030 3 030 Core 030 3
070 Core 070 3 070 Core 070 3
080 Core 080 3 090 Core 090 3
090 Core 090 3 Free Elective 7 6
Major Preparatory 4 3
Total  15 Total  15
 
Junior Year
Semester 5 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 6 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
Major Core 4 3 Major Core 4 3
Major Distribution 5 3 Major Distribution 5 3
Major Distribution 5 3 Concentration 6 3
Concentration 6 3 Concentration 6 3
Free Elective 7 3 Free Elective 7 3
Total  15 Total  15
 
Senior Year
Semester 7 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 8 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
Major Core 4 3 Concentration 6 3
Major Distribution 5 3 LIT 4390 4 3
Concentration 6 3 Free Elective 7 3
Free Elective 7 3 Free Elective 7 3
Free Elective 7 3 Free Elective 7 2
Total  15 Total  14
 
NOTES:
1Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
2Students completing the 020 requirement with a MATH course must complete ALEKS exam prior to enrollment. PHIL 2303 does not require the ALEKS exam.
3Major Preparatory - LIT 2350 and 6 SCH of (LIT 2320 or LIT 2321 or LIT 2322 or LIT 2331). - NOTE: If the student took one of these courses as their core, then the student may choose any free elective in its place as a lower-level major requirement.
4Major Core - 12 semester credit hours - LIT 3300 and LIT 3339 and LIT 4329 and LIT 4390.
5Major Distribution - 12 semester credit hours
  • 3 semester credit hours from the following "Research and Writing" courses (ARHM 3342 or LIT 3338 or any upper-division creative writing workshop (prefix CRWT))
  • 6 semester credit hours from the following "Contexts" course: (LIT 3319)
  • 3 semester credit hours from the following "Comparisons" courses: (CRWT 3330 or LIT 3337)
6Concentration - 15 semester credit hours - COMM 2310, RHET 4302, RHET 4303, and 6 semester credit hours from (COMM 3302, RHET 3303, RHET 4310, RHET 4395, or COMM 4314).
7Free Elective - any lower or upper-level course. Students may need to take some as upper-level to meet the university requirement of earning a minimum of 45 semester credit hours of upper-level courses.
Students wishing to pursue a teacher certification should see an advisor for additional requirements.
Be sure to check prerequisites of 2000-level or higher courses.
120 semester credit hours required for graduation
This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.
Updated: 2024-05-17 11:12:45 v4.a9cb6c