May 15, 2025  
2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

Writing Studies, B.A. Four-Year Course Plan


All General Education course options can be found here.  

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

First Year

Fall Spring
WRI 010: College Reading and Composition   WRI 090: Intersections of Creative and Professional Writing  
WRI 015: Introduction to Writing Studies   Major Lower Division WRI Foundations (WRI 025, WRI 030)
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar  or  SPRK 010: Spark Seminar   General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science
General Education: Lower Division Language General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past

Second Year

Fall Spring
Major Lower Division WRI Foundations (WRI 025, WRI 030) Major Upper Division WRI Theory and Methods: WRI 100, 120, 121, 122
Major Upper Division WRI Theory and Methods Interdisciplinary Humanities Major Upper Division WRI 125 Series
Major Upper Division WRI Academic Writing WRI 130: Topics in Professional Writing  
General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past

Third Year

Fall Spring
WRI 150: Seminar in Creative Writing  or  WRI 155: Seminar in Professional Writing   Major Upper Division WRI Practicum
Major Upper Division WRI Academic Writing General Education: Upper Division Crossroads
General Education: Upper Division Quantitative Reasoning General Education: Upper Division Writing in the Discipline
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past Lower or Upper Division Elective

Fourth Year

Fall Spring
WRI 180A: Capstone in Writing Studies A   WRI 180B: Capstone in Writing Studies B  
Major Upper Division WRI Theory and Methods Interdisciplinary Humanities Lower or Upper Division Elective
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

The four-year plans presented in this sample plan demonstrate the recommended sequencing and timing  of the required and elective components within each major, the assumption each course listed is worth 4 semester units (unless otherwise noted), and that lower and upper division common course GE requirements are maximized in sharing with your major, concentration, and Intellectual Experience Badges.

Completing the 120 units necessary for graduation; should your plan not have a minimum of 120 units planned to be completed, you must add the necessary courses to ensure you complete a minimum of 120 units.

Completing the 120 units necessary for graduation; should your plan not have a minimum of 120 units planned to be completed, you must add the necessary courses to ensure you complete a minimum of 120 units.

All students are expected to work with their academic advisor to find their best pathway through the degree requirements of their chosen program. 

Students must complete three courses in Approaches to Knowledge Area B: Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past GE. One course must be Approaches to Knowledge Area B: Social Science GE. Students must complete the remaining two courses from at least two of the other three Approaches to Knowledge Area B areas: Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, & Societies and Cultures of the Past.