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Program checklist · BA

English - Rhetoric and Technical Writing, BA (233F)

Appalachian State University · Boone, NC

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Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
23.0101
Total credits (published)
120
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
197869
CourseShelf checklist
CK_197869_563a19e1
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Foundations of American Democracy Requirement

0 items

    General Education Requirements (41 Hours)

    1 item
    1. General Education Requirements (41 Hours)
      Not resolved to a course

    Language Requirements (3 Hours)

    3 items
    1. Intermediate Language Course II * or
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Combined Intermediate Language Course * or
      Not resolved to a course
    3. Higher level language courses (A higher-level language course that requires one of the above listed courses as a prerequisite may also be used to fulfill the language requirement.)
      Not resolved to a course

    Major Requirements (39 Hours)

    0 items

      Foundations in English Studies (9 Hours)

      0 items

        Surveys in English Studies: Choose one course (3 Hours)

        9 items
        1. ENG 2010
          British Literature to 1789 (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. ENG 2020
          British Literature since 1789 (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. ENG 2090
          Rhetorics (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. ENG 2120
          African-American Literature (3) [GenEd: LS]
          Not resolved to a course
        5. ENG 2130
          Ethnic-American Literature (3) [GenEd: LS]
          Not resolved to a course
        6. ENG 2140
          Global Anglophone Literature (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        7. ENG 2170
          Introduction to Film (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        8. ENG 2310
          American Literature to 1865 (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        9. ENG 2320
          American Literature since 1865 (3)
          Not resolved to a course

        Emergent Perspectives and Topics: Choose one course (3 Hours)

        14 items
        1. ENG 2120
          African-American Literature (3) [GenEd: LS]
          Not resolved to a course
        2. ENG 2130
          Ethnic-American Literature (3) [GenEd: LS]
          Not resolved to a course
        3. ENG 2430
          Animals and Literature (3) [GenEd: LS]
          Not resolved to a course
        4. ENG 3220
          Environmental Rhetorics (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. ENG 3280
          Rhetorics of Health Justice (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. ENG 3710
          Studies in Women and Literature (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        7. ENG 3712
          Literature and Mass Violence (3) [GenEd: LS]
          Not resolved to a course
        8. ENG 3715
          Literature and the Environment (3) [GenEd: LS]
          Not resolved to a course
        9. ENG 4090
          Rhetorics of Resistance (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        10. ENG 4570
          Studies in American Indian Literature (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        11. ENG 4580
          Studies in African-American Literature (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        12. ENG 4585
          Studies in Ethnic American Literature (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        13. ENG 4710
          Advanced Studies in Women and Literature (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        14. ENG 4720
          Appalachian Literature (3)
          Not resolved to a course

        Global Perspectives: Choose one course (3 Hours)

        11 items
        1. ENG 2070
          World Mythologies (3) [GenEd: LS]
          Not resolved to a course
        2. ENG 3172
          Survey of World Cinema (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. ENG 3174
          Topics in Global Cinema (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. ENG 3220
          Environmental Rhetorics (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. ENG 3240
          World Literature for Children (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. ENG 3712
          Literature and Mass Violence (3) [GenEd: LS]
          Not resolved to a course
        7. ENG 3715
          Literature and the Environment (3) [GenEd: LS]
          Not resolved to a course
        8. ENG 4090
          Rhetorics of Resistance (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        9. ENG 4280
          Literary and Cultural Study Abroad (3-6)
          Not resolved to a course
        10. ENG 4590
          Topics in World Literature (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        11. ENG 4898
          Topics in Irish Literature (3)
          Not resolved to a course

        English Studies Electives (6 Hours)

        0 items

          Rhetoric and Technical Writing Concentration (24 Hours)

          0 items

            Writing in the Discipline (3 Hours)

            1 item
            1. ENG 3090
              Research Methods in Rhetoric and Technical Writing (3) [WID]
              Not resolved to a course

            Writing Courses (6 Hours)

            2 items
            1. ENG 2080
              Writing for Change (3)
              Not resolved to a course
            2. ENG 2090
              Rhetorics (3)
              Not resolved to a course

            Writing Electives: Choose two (6 Hours)

            11 items
            1. ENG 3120
              Writing and Law (3)
              Not resolved to a course
            2. ENG 3220
              Environmental Rhetorics (3)
              Not resolved to a course
            3. ENG 3260
              Community Writing (3)
              Not resolved to a course
            4. ENG 3280
              Rhetorics of Health Justice (3)
              Not resolved to a course
            5. ENG 3405
              Advanced Topics in Rhetoric and Technical Writing (3)
              Not resolved to a course
            6. ENG 3700
              Technical Writing (3) [WID]
              Not resolved to a course
            7. ENG 4090
              Rhetorics of Resistance (3)
              Not resolved to a course
            8. ENG 4100
              Writing for Social Media (3)
              Not resolved to a course
            9. ENG 4110
              Digital and Visual Rhetoric (3)
              Not resolved to a course
            10. ENG 4120
              Grant Writing (3)
              Not resolved to a course
            11. ENG 4200
              Editing (3)
              Not resolved to a course

            Internship: Choose one option (6 Hours)

            0 items

              Senior Capstone (3 Hours)

              1 item
              1. ENG 4300
                Capstone in Rhetoric and Technical Writing (3) [CAP]
                Not resolved to a course

              Minor Required (12-21 Hours)

              1 item
              1. Minimum of 9 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill minor requirements must be courses offered by Appalachian
                Not resolved to a course

              Electives (16-25 Hours)

              0 items

                Note

                2 items
                1. No more than six hours of ENG 4900 may be applied to the Rhetoric and Technical Writing major.
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. R_C 2001 is a prerequisite for all courses marked [WID].
                  Not resolved to a course
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