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"description": "<p>The Bachelor of Arts degree in Writing and Rhetoric provides students with in-depth training in the interrelated fields of writing, rhetoric, and literacy studies, preparing them for a range of writing-focused careers that involve the analysis, creation, editing, adaptation, and/or coordination of written, digital, and multimedia texts.</p><p>The Writing and Rhetoric B.A degree may be completed fully online, although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees.</p><h2>Admission Requirements</h2><ul> <li>Students transferring with an AA or AS degree or who have completed their general education courses in composition elsewhere are strongly recommended to enroll in ENC 3314 - Writing and Rhetoric Foundations in their first semester at UCF.</li> </ul><h2>Degree Requirements</h2><ul> <li>Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.</li> <li>Students must earn at least a \"C\" (2.0) in each required course.</li> <li>Students must earn a minimum 2.5 GPA in coursework used to satisfy the major.</li> <li>No more than 6 hours of overlap are allowed between programs when multiple Writing and Rhetoric programs are declared.</li> <li>Students should consult with a CAHSA Coach each semester.</li> <li>Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 18 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses taken from the UCF Writing and Rhetoric Department.</li> <li>Courses designated in the General Education Program and Common Program Prerequisites are usually completed in the first 60 hours.</li> </ul><p><a href=\"https://www.ucf.edu/online/degree/writing-and-rhetoric-ba/\">Online Writing and Rhetoric (B.A.)</a></p><h2>Degree Requirements</h2><h3>Basic Core</h3> 12 Total Credits <ul>Basic Core<li>Complete all of the following<ul><li>Basic core courses should be taken as early as possible in the program of study. </li><li>Complete the following: <ul><li>ENC3314 - Writing and Rhetoric Foundations (3)</li><li>ENC3330 - Rhetorical Traditions (3)</li><li>LIN3673 - Rhetorical Grammar (3)</li><li>ENC4416 - Writing in Digital Environments (3)</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul><h3>Professional Pathway</h3> 9 Total Credits <ul><li>Complete all of the following<ul><li>These courses must be taken in order, as each course prepares you for the next stage of your professional development. Consult with your advisor to plan the appropriate timing for each step.</li>Professional Foundation<li>Complete the following: <ul><li>ENG3836 - Careers and Professional Practices in Writing and Rhetoric (3)</li></ul></li> Practicum<li>Complete all of the following<ul><li>Practicum course should be selected in consultation with a program coordinator, as each offering has different prerequisites. </li><li>Internship course is repeatable for credit for a maximum of 6 credit hours. The first completion will satisfy the practicum requirement within the Professional Pathway. A subsequent, distinct internship experience can be taken for credit a second time to count toward major electives.</li><li>Complete at least 1 of the following: <ul><li>ENC4275 - Theory and Practice of Tutoring Writing (3)</li><li>ENC4944 - Writing Internship (3)</li></ul></li></ul></li> Capstone<li>Complete all of the following<ul><li>Capstone course should be taken in the final Fall or Spring of the program of study. </li><li>Complete the following: <ul><li>ENC4379 - Writing and Rhetoric Capstone (3)</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul><h3>Electives</h3> 15 Total Credits <ul><li>Complete all of the following<ul><li>Students will not formally declare a specialization, although suggested plans of study are available in the department. Students are encouraged to work with their Department of Writing and Rhetoric advisor to create a plan of study suitable to their career and/or academic goals. A variety of suggested plans of study are available, and some examples include: Science and Research Communication; Human-Centered Technological Communication; Communication for Health and Medicine; Writing for Advocacy and Social Change; Writing in Communities and Professions; Writing about Culture and Media; Writing about Rhetoric, Identity and Power.</li><li>Earn at least 15 credits from the following types of courses: Any 3000- or 4000- level courses offered by the Department of Writing and Rhetoric not otherwise used to satisfy major requirements</li></ul></li></ul><h4>Grand Total Credits: <strong>36</strong></h4><h3>Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120</h3><p><strong>Restricted Electives</strong></p><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><p><strong>Capstone Requirements</strong></p><ul> <li>Listed above.</li> </ul><ul> <li>Listed above.</li> </ul><p><strong>Foreign Language Requirements</strong></p><p><em>Admissions</em></p><ul> <li>Met by graduation requirement.</li> </ul><p><em>Graduation</em></p><ul> <li>Proficiency equivalent to one year of college instruction in a foreign language taught by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures or the Department of History (Hebrew). Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used to meet the requirement. Majors who are contemplating graduate school should complete two years of a foreign language.</li> </ul><p><strong>Additional Requirements</strong></p><ul> <li>None. </li> </ul><p><strong>Required Minors or Area of Concentration</strong></p><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><p><strong>Departmental Exit Requirements</strong></p><ul> <li>Students must complete an electronic writing portfolio (e-portfolio) that meets program requirements. This e-portfolio will be developed throughout the course of the students' work in the major. Student's e-Portfolio will be approved in ENC 4379 for program-level graduation requirements.</li> <li>Achieve a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 in coursework used towards the major.</li> </ul><p><strong>University Minimum Exit Requirements</strong></p><ul> <li>A 2.0 UCF GPA</li> <li>42 semester hours of upper division credit completed</li> <li>30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.</li> <li>A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.</li> <li>Complete the General Education Program, the State Writing and Math Requirement, and nine hours of Summer credit.</li> </ul><p><strong>Additional Information</strong></p><ul> <li>Application and admission through the Writing and Rhetoric Degree Programs Office and the Burnett Honors College.</li> <li>Fulfill University requirements for Honors in the Major.</li> <li>Successful completion and oral defense of Honors thesis.</li> </ul><p><em>Related Programs</em></p><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><p><em>Related Certificates</em></p><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><p><em>Related Minors</em></p><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><p><strong>Advising Notes</strong></p><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><p><em>Transfer Notes</em></p><ul> <li>Transfer courses in which students earned lower than a \"C\" (2.0) will not be accepted.</li> <li>Lower-level courses taken at community or state colleges do not substitute for upper-level courses.</li> <li>Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.</li> </ul><p><em>Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses</em></p><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><p><strong>Plan of Study</strong></p><p><em>Freshman Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>ENC 1101 - Composition I <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>GEP <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>GEP <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>GEP <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>GEP <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Freshman Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>ENC 1102 - Composition II <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>GEP <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>GEP <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>GEP <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>GEP <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Sophomore Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>ENC 3314 - Writing and Rhetoric Foundations <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>LIN 3673 - Rhetorical Grammar <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>GEP <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>GEP <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Sophomore Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>ENG 3836 – Careers and Professional Practices in Writing and Rhetoric<strong> Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li><strong>ENC 3330 - Rhetorical Traditions Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Junior Year - Fall (16 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li><strong>ENC 4416 - Writing in Digital Environments Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li><strong>Advised Elective Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elementary Foreign Language I or Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 4</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Junior Year - Spring (16 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>Practicum <strong>Credit Hours 3</strong></li> <li>Advised Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elementary Language II or Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 4</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Senior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>Advised Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Advised Elective <strong>Credit Hours 3</strong></li> <li>Upper-level Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Senior Year - Spring (13 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>ENC 4379 - Writing and Rhetoric Capstone <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Advised Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Upper-level Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 4</strong></li> </ul>",
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