Program Requirements

2026-2027 Academic Year

Chair
Diane Piccitto, BA, Hons (Trent), MA (Western), PhD (Western), Professor

Writing Coordinator
Nathaniel Street, BA (Valparaiso), MA (South Carolina), PhD (South Carolina), Associate Professor

Students may count courses from a major, concentration and/or minor towards a second major, concentration and/or minor; however, students must complete a minimum of 50 percent of unique courses toward the second major, concentration and/or minor, unless otherwise stated in the Undergraduate Academic Calendar.

Minor in Writing

The minor in Writing is for those who want to explore the theory and practice of writing in a more intensive way than is possible in other courses. From histories, practices, and theories of rhetoric and composition to creative writing and the principles of editing and researching in a digital age, the topics covered in the minor in Writing examine various aspects of the academic discipline of writing studies.

To obtain a minor in Writing, students must fulfill the following requirements:
❏ WRIT 1120
❏ 2.5 additional units at the 2000 level or above from WRIT, ENGL/WRIT, LIBR 2100, COMM/WRIT 3512, and either ENGL 4407/WOMS 4407/GWGS 6607 or ENGL 4408. Students may not take both ENGL 4407/WOMS 4407/GWGS 6607 and ENGL 4408 toward the minor in Writing.

Academic Note: This web-based calendar information is applicable for the 2026-2027 academic year which runs from September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027.

For information on previous years, please consult the University Academic Calendars web page.