Professional and Digital Writing, B.A.

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Students must complete the Oakland University General Education Requirements, General College of Arts and Sciences Requirements, College of Arts and Sciences College Exploratory Requirement, Major Requirements, and an appropriate number of free elective classes to meet the overall credit requirement for the degree (in most cases a minimum of 124; some degrees may require a greater number).

As a general rule, no more than eight credits of coursework used to satisfy one major, minor or concentration may be applied toward another, but exceptions to this rule may be allowed with the written approval of the program coordinators.

Schedule of Classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

General Education Requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundation, Exploration, Integration, Writing, U.S. Diversity and Capstone. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

Requirements for the liberal arts major in professional and digital writing B.A. program

The major in professional and digital writing requires a minimum of 40 credits in writing and rhetoric courses. Only courses in which the student has earned a grade of at least C or higher may be counted toward the professional and digital writing major.

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Students using this catalog to meet the professional and digital writing major requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements in elective categories and published in a later catalog.

Professional and Digital Writing, B.A.

Schedule of Classes

General Education Requirements

Requirements for the liberal arts major in professional and digital writing B.A. program

1. Sixteen credits of required courses:

Plus one of the following courses:

2. Twenty credits from the following courses:

3. Senior capstone course:

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