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Program checklist · Creative and Professional Writing BA/MA 4+1 [PWRT]

Creative and Professional Writing BA/MA 4+1 [PWRT]

State University of New York at Cortland · Cortland, NY

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Program
Award
Creative and Professional Writing BA/MA 4+1 [PWRT]
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
Catalog edition
2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The five-year program in English allows students in the Creative and Professional Writing major to complete the requirements of two degrees in five years. With one additional year of coursework, students in the program graduate with a Master’s in English.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196149
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196149_9e14b8c8
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements

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    Undergraduate Requirements

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      A. Required Core: 16 credit hours

      5 items
      1. PWR 210
        Digital Writing with Data (4 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. PWR 295
        Introduction to Professional Writing (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. PWR 395
        Revising and Editing (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. PWR 495
        Internship in Professional Writing (3-15 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. PWR 497
        Senior Seminar in Professional Writing (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      B. PWR Electives: 18 credit hours

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        C. ENG Elective: 3 credit hours

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          Graduate Requirements

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            C. Required Courses: 4 credit hours

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              D. Electives: 27 credit hours

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              1. Theory - emphasis on theoretical approaches to literature and/or rhetoric
                Not resolved to a course
              2. Diversity - emphasis on literary or rhetorical traditions of marginalized groups
                Not resolved to a course
              3. PRE 1800
                emphasis on instruction in literary or rhetorical topics prior to 1800
                Not resolved to a course
              4. Writing - emphasis on instruction in writing and/or rhetoric (i.e. not literature)
                Not resolved to a course

              E. Culminating Thesis

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                Example of the PWR BA/MA

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                  First Year Fall

                  3 items
                  1. COR 101
                    The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. CPN 100
                    As published: “Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.)”
                  3. GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) World Language (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.)
                    Not resolved to a course

                  First Year Spring

                  3 items
                  1. PWR 295
                    Introduction to Professional Writing (3 cr. hr.)
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. CPN 101
                    Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.)
                    Not resolved to a course
                  3. GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) World Language (3 cr. hr.)
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Second Year Fall

                  2 items
                  1. PWR 395
                    Revising and Editing (3 cr. hr.)
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. PWR elective (3 cr. hr.) World Language (3 cr. hr.) GE course (4 cr. hr.) GEHU course (recommend 200-level ENG course) (3 cr. hr.)
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Second Year Spring

                  2 items
                  1. PWR 210
                    Digital Writing with Data (4 cr. hr.)
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. PWR elective (3 cr. hr.) World language (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) Minor/elective (3 cr. hr.)
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Third Year Fall

                  2 items
                  1. PWR 495
                    Internship in Professional Writing (3-15 cr. hr.)
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. PWR 300
                    or 400 level elective (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) Minor/elective (3 cr. hr.) Minor/elective (3 cr. hr.)
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Third Year Spring

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                    Fourth Year Fall

                    2 items
                    1. PWR 497
                      Senior Seminar in Professional Writing (3 cr. hr.)
                      Not resolved to a course
                    2. ENG 510
                      Critical Methods in English (3 cr. hr.) PWR 400 level elective (3 cr. hr.) Minor/elective (3 cr. hr.) ENG 500 level course (3 cr. hr.) *Apply to 4+1 program
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Fourth Year Spring

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                      Fifth Year Fall

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                        Fifth Year Spring

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                          Source. State University of New York at Cortland, catalog 2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.cortland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=51&poid=9058&returnto=7255. Captured page pages/0175.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.