English - Professional Writing Concentration

8 Semester Plan

2026 - 2027 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 230 – Composing Processes 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
PW Specialization Elective (1 of 4) 3 X
ENGL Elective (1 of 3) 3 X
GEP Natural Science 4 C
GEP Social Science 3 D
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 16 * Fall Only
Semester 4 - Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
3xx Advanced Writing 3 X CS2
PW Specialization Elective (2 of 4) 3 X
GEP FSU Colloquia II 3 E
GEP Social Science 3 D
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 15
Semester 5 - Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
ENGL Elective (2 of 3) 3 X
PW Specialization Elective (3 of 4) 3 X
ENGL CW or Lit Elective (1 of 3) 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 15 2See department for rotation schedule
Semester 6 - Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
ENGL Elective (3 of 3) 3 X
ENGL CW or Lit Elective (2 of 3) 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 489* – Capstone 3 X
ENGL 4382 – Digital Rhetoric 3 X TF
PW Specialization Elective (4 of 4) 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 CW or Lit Elective (3 of 3) 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 15 ** Spring Only

Total Credits: 120

English - Professional Writing Concentration

Reviewed or Updated by/date: Dr. Kevin Knott, Communication and Literature, 5/15/26