Writing Option
General Requirements
Admission to the program is contingent upon good academic standing and acceptance by the department.
The department will not accept D transfer credit in the major. Achievement of a C or better in all major courses at Chicago State University.
Completion of 120 semester hours of work: 42 hours of General Education consisting of 6 hours of Composition; 6 hours of the same Foreign Language; 3 hours in Mathematics; 9 hours in Social Sciences; 9 hours in Humanities, of which 3 hours must be a Fine Arts course; 9 hours in Mathematics/Physical Science/Life Science/ Computer Science (CPTR 1060); (at least 3 credits from a Physical Science and at least 3 credits from a Life Science, of which one course mush have a lab, chosen from: Biol/Chem /CPTR/Math/Phys/PhSci); 3 credit hours of Critical Thinking, 3 credit hours Diversity, and 3 credit hours Interdisciplinary courses embedded in the preceding courses and selected from a list of approved courses; 45 hours in English; 3 hours for one university elective; 3 hours in Communications (CMAT 2030); and 3 hours in electives selected with the departmental advisor’s approval. Students must also pass the examination on the state and federal constitutions.
Specific Requirements:
GENERAL EDUCATION (42)
ENGLISH 1270 - 1280 (6)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (9)
NATURAL SCIENCES (9)
MATHEMATICS (3)
HUMANITIES (9)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE (SAMPLE LANGUAGE) (6)
REQUIRED COURSES (45)
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES (24-17)
ENG 1360, 2010, 2090, 2120, 2150, 2260, 2550, 2800, 2920, 2930, 4324, 4332, 4361, 4381, 4383, 4386 OR OTHER 4000 LEVEL LITERATURE COURSES
UNIVERSITY THESIS REQUIREMENT IS MET BY ENG 3870 OR 4327 (3)
Program Objectives
For successful completion of the writing option, students must