Dec 30, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies, B.S. 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science with a major in Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - First Semester Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3
A&S - Science or Math Course Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
WRD 210 - Social Media: Theory, Culture, Politics, Practice 3 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - Second Semester Credit(s): 4
A&S - Science or Math Course Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

WRD 208 - Multimedia Writing 3 Credit Hours
WRD 300 - Introduction to Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies 3 Credit Hours
A&S - Science or Math Course Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language - Third Semester Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

WRD 306 - Introduction to Professions in Writing 3 Credit Hours
WRD 320 - Rhetorical Theory and History 3 Credit Hours
WRD 422 - Public Advocacy: (Subtitle Required) 3 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - Fourth Semester Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics (outside WRD) Credit(s): 3
A&S - Natural Science Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

WRD 301 - Style for Writers 3 Credit Hours
WRD 308 - Visual Rhetoric 3 Credit Hours
A&S - Humanities Credit(s): 3
A&S - Science or Math Course Credit(s): 3
A&S - Science or Math Course Credit(s): 3
A&S - Science or Math Course Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

WRD 405 - Editing English Prose 3 Credit Hours
WRD 420 - Rhetorical Traditions: (Subtitle Required) 3 Credit Hours
UK Core - Citizenship - USA Credit(s): 3
A&S - Science or Math Course Credit(s): 3
A&S - Science or Math Course Credit(s): 3
A&S - Science or Math Course Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

WRD 430 - Advanced Workshop: (Subtitle Required) 1 - 3 Credit Hours
A&S - Social Science Credit(s): 3
A&S - Science or Math Course Credit(s): 3
A&S - Science or Math Course Credit(s): 3
A&S - Science or Math Course Credit(s): 3
Elective (outside WRD) Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

WRD 408 - Digital Composing 3 Credit Hours
A&S - Lab Credit(s): 3
A&S - Science or Math Course Credit(s): 3
A&S - Science or Math Course Credit(s): 3
A&S - Science or Math Course Credit(s): 3
A&S - Science or Math Course Credit(s): 3