Feb 28, 2026  
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Professional and Digital Writing, B.A.


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Students must fulfill the Oakland University General Education Requirements, the General College of Arts and Sciences requirements , the College of Arts and Sciences Exploratory requirement , and the Major Requirements. Additionally, students must complete a sufficient number of free elective courses to meet the overall credit requirement for their degree. A minimum of 120 credits is required, although some degree programs may require a higher total credit count.

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: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. 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.

3. Senior capstone course:


Note


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.

Applicable Minors


All Minors are applicable to this major with the exception of the following Minor(s): Child Welfare, International Orientation for EGR/CS, and Sustainability Engineering.

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