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Writing Studies B.A.

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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (DCLA)202 - Bachelor of Arts

Simple Requirements

Completion requirements
Completion requirement

The Learning in Community requirement will be waived for transfer students with at least 30 credits taken post-high school, and for UMD students who started in a UMD program where this was not required. First-year students who have completed 30 PSEO credits may request a waiver to the student's primary college.

Complete exactly 1 course(s) and earn 1 or more credit(s) from the following:
  • 0002051
  • 8156351
  • 8197101
  • 8196181
Completion requirement
Complete exactly 2 course(s) and earn exactly 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 7887641
  • 8028301
Completion requirement

Take 5 or more courses totaling 15 or more credits from the following groups. A minimum of 3 of the 5 courses must be from the Writing Electives list.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete 3 - 5 course(s) and earn 9 - 15 credit(s) from the following:
  • 7887621
  • 8263101
  • 8263041
  • 8263091
  • 8164461
  • 8047741
  • 8263031
  • 8028371
  • 8028391
  • 7887871
  • 8028401
  • 7887661
  • 8028431
AND

Courses from this group are optional; up to 6 credits from this group may count toward the overall Electives requirement. WRIT 4197 may be repeated for up to 6 total credits.

Complete up to 2 course(s) and earn up to 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 8028381
  • 8028441
Completion requirement

COMM 1xxx-4xxx

ENGL 1xxx-4xxx

FIN 1xxx-4xxx

JOUR 1xxx-4xxx

LING 1xxx-4xxx

MIS 1xxx-4xxx

TH 1xxx-4xxx

Completion requirement
Complete exactly 2 course(s) and earn exactly 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 8028311
  • 8028411
Completion requirement
Complete exactly 1 course(s) and earn exactly 1 credit(s) from the following:
  • 8028321
Completion requirement
Complete exactly 1 course(s) and earn exactly 3 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0001361
  • 0001371
  • 0005201
  • 0001391
  • 0001401
  • 0001411
  • 0001421
  • 8196201
  • 7978501
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