English - Professional Writing Concentration

8 Semester Plan

2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Semester 1 - Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
ENGL 101 – First-Year Composition 3 CS1
ENGL 150 – Intro to Literature 3 B
MATH 104 or 109 3 CS3
ORIE 101 – Intro. to Higher Education 1 X
GEP Fine & Performing Arts 3 A
Semester Total 13
Semester 2 - Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
ENGL 260** - British Literature 3 X
IDIS 150 – First-Year FSU Colloquia 3 E
GEP Humanities 3 B
GEP Natural Science 4 C
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 16 ** Spring Only
Semester 3 - Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
ENGL 261* - Lit of the United States 3 X
GEP Natural Science 4 C
GEP Social Science 3 D
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 16 * Fall Only
Semester 4 - Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
ENGL 300** - Critical Writing Literature 3 X CS2
ENGL 360 1 – Creative Nonfiction 3 X
GEP FSU Colloquia II 3 E
GEP Social Science 3 D
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 15 ** Spring Only; 1 Spring Even Years
Semester 5 - Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
ENGL 270 2 or ENGL 271 2 3 X
ENGL 330 or ENGL 338 3 X
ENGL 336 – Journalistic Writing 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 15 2 See department for rotation schedule
Semester 6 - Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
Major Elective 3 X
ENGL 355 3 – Socially Networked Jrnl. 3 X
GEP Identity & Difference 3 F
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 15 ** Spring Only; 3 Spring Odd Years
Semester 7 - Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
ENGL 430* - The Composing Process 3 X
ENGL 438 2 – Applied Digital Writing 3 TF
ENGL 489* - Capstone 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 15 * Fall Only; 2 See department for rotation schedule
Semester 8 - Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
ENGL 402** - Editing & Production 3 X
ENGL 436** -Advanced News & Feature 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 15 ** Spring Only

Total Credits: 120

Reviewed or Updated by/date: Dr. Kevin Kehrwald, English & Foreign Languages, 3/19/2025