Roadmap: English, Professional and Technical Writing Concentration, BA

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your MyPlanner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in GE UD courses.

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Fall Semester (15-16 units)

ENGL 1A OR ENGL 1AS (GE Area 1A ) 3 unit(s)
GE Area 1C 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 3B 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 4 + US 1 or US 2-3 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 5A /5C 3-4 unit(s)*

Spring Semester (15-16 units)

ENGL 2 - Critical Thinking and Writing
(GE Area 1B ) 3 unit(s)
GE Area 2 3 unit(s)
GE Area 4 + US 1 or US 2-3 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 5B /5C 3-4 unit(s)
One course from: ART 44HA , DSGN 44HA , ENGL 44HA , HUM 44HA OR
PHIL 44HA - Design Your Life, Design Your Semester, Design Your World
3 unit(s)

Year 2

Fall Semester (14 units)

ENGL 50 - Beginnings to the American Experiment
3 unit(s) OR
ENGL 70 - Emerging Modernisms and Beyond
3 unit(s)*
Foreign language major requirement 4 unit(s)
GE Area 3A 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 6 3 unit(s)*
Physical Education 1 unit
Complete Upper-Division Writing Directed Self Placement

Spring Semester (15 units)

ENGL 60 - Literatures of the Atlantic World, 1680‐1860
4 unit(s)*
Foreign Language Major Requirement 4 unit(s)*
University Elective Lower or Upper Division 4 unit(s)*
University Elective Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)*

Year 3

Fall Semester (15 units)

ENGL 50 - Beginnings to the American Experiment
3 unit(s) OR
ENGL 70 - Emerging Modernisms and Beyond
3 unit(s)*
ENGL 100W - Writing Workshop
4 unit(s)
ENGL 103 - Modern English
4 unit(s)*
Professional & Technical Writing Concentration Elective (ENGL 105 , ENGL 110 , ENGL 111 , ENGL 129 OR ENGL 157 ) 4 unit(s)

Spring Semester (15 units)

ENGL 106 - Professional and Technical Editing
4 unit(s)*
ENGL 144 - Shakespeare I
4 unit(s) OR
ENGL 145 - Shakespeare and Performance
4 unit(s)
Literature for Global Understanding Course (Recommend GE Upper Division Area 3 ) 3 unit(s)*
Professional & Technical Writing Concentration Elective (ENGL 105 , ENGL 110 , ENGL 111 , ENGL 129 OR ENGL 157 ) 4 unit(s)*
Apply to Graduate

Year 4

Fall Semester (15 units)

American Literature & Ethnicity Course (Recommend GE Upper Division Area 4 ) 3 unit(s)
ENGL 125 - Ancient Literatures
4 unit(s)*
Upper Division Major elective 4 unit(s)*
Upper Division Humanities & Arts Elective 3 unit(s)*
Physical Education 1 unit*

Spring Semester (15 units)

ENGL 107 - Professional and Technical Writing
4 unit(s)*
GE Upper Division Area 2/5 3 unit(s)*
University elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)*
University elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)*
University elective - Lower or Upper Division 2 unit(s)*

Roadmap Notes

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Lower division courses should generally be taken in years 1-2, and upper division courses in years 3-4. Students should work with an academic advisor to create an individual roadmap using the MyPlanner tool.

A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.