Introduction

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The English Writing, Rhetoric, and Technology minor allows students to complement their area of major study with systematic experience in writing.

These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

• This program is both an on-campus and online program.

Declaring This Minor

• Please see your CLAS advisor.
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General Requirements

Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the minor.

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Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 15 ENGL credit hours.
2. Students must complete a minimum of 6 ENGL upper-division (3000-level and above) credit hours.
3. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all minor courses taken at CU Denver and must achieve a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0. All graded attempts in required and elective courses are calculated in the minor GPA. Students cannot complete minor or ancillary course requirements as pass/ fail.
4. Students must complete a minimum of 9 ENGL credit hours with CU Denver English faculty.

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

1. ENGL 1020 Core Composition I and ENGL 2030 Core Composition II do not count toward the minor, nor does CLEP or AP credit.
2. Internships are available for students who have completed over 60 credit hours and count toward the upper-division elective in the minor. Visit CU Denver's Experiential Learning Center (ELC) for more information (Tivoli 260). A faculty sponsor is required for all internships.
3. Students are encouraged to take ENGL 1020 Core Composition I and ENGL 2030 Core Composition II before beginning the minor.
4. Courses counted in a minor cannot be counted toward any English Major. 

Required Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Take the following		12
Introduction to Writing and Rhetoric
(take when you begin the minor)
ENGL 2060	Introduction to Writing & Digital Studies	3
or ENGL 2070	Grammar, Rhetoric and Style
Multimedia:
ENGL 3084	Multimedia Composition	3
or ENGL 4701	Multimedia in the Community
Language Study
ENGL 3160	Language Theory	3
or ENGL 4601	Principles and Practices of Second Language Acquisition
or ENGL 4651	Second Language Writing
Advanced Writing Experience
ENGL 4190	Advanced Topics in Writing & Digital Studies	3

Elective Course in Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies

 *Courses with an asterisk can be taken more than once, if the topic/title differs.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Take one		3
** A course does not count here and in the Required Course Areas above.
ENGL 2060	Introduction to Writing & Digital Studies	3
ENGL 2070	Grammar, Rhetoric and Style	3
ENGL 3084	Multimedia Composition	3
ENGL 3154	Technical Writing	3
ENGL 3160	Language Theory	3
ENGL 3170	Business Writing	3
ENGL 3405	Topics in Writing	3
ENGL 3415	Screenwriting Workshop	3
ENGL 3416	Magazine Writing	3
ENGL 3939	Internship	3
ENGL 4175	Writing in the Sciences	3
ENGL 4177	Technical Editing	3
ENGL 4180	Argumentation and Logic	3
ENGL 4190	Advanced Topics in Writing & Digital Studies (*)	3
ENGL 4280	Proposal and Grant Writing	3
ENGL 4601	Principles and Practices of Second Language Acquisition (by instructor's permission)	3
ENGL 4651	Second Language Writing (by instructor's permission)	3
ENGL 4701	Multimedia in the Community	3
ENGL 4740	Honors in Writing	3
ENGL 4995	Senior Writing Project	3

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