Bachelor of Arts in English: Concentration in Professional Writing and Rhetoric Roadmap – Quantitative Reasoning Category I/II and ENG 114

120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 45

This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.

Plan of Study Grid
First SemesterUnits
ENG 114 Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 3
GE Area A 2 3
GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 6
 Units15
Second Semester
ENG 218 Literature Is Not A Luxury: Writing For Self and Community (Major Lower-Division Core, E) 3
ENG 250 Topics in Literature and Culture (Major Lower-Division Core, C2) 3
GE Area A 3
GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 3-4
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 3
 Units15-16
Third Semester
GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 3-4
GE Area C 3
GE Area D 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 6
 Units15-16
Fourth Semester
GE Area C 3
GE Area D 3
U.S. and California Government 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 6
 Units15
Fifth Semester
ENG 402 Introduction to Professional Writing and Rhetoric (Major Upper-Division Core) 3
ENG 480GW Writing in English: GWAR Seminar (Major Upper-Division Core) 3
Concentration Elective (9 Units Total) - Take One 6 3
GE Area F ± 3
GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) 3
 Units15
Sixth Semester
ENG 420 Introduction to the Study of Language (Major Upper-Division Core, UD-C, GP) 3
ENG 461 Literature in English Since 1800 (Major Upper-Division Core) 3
ENG 540 Professional Editing (Major Concentration) 3
Concentration Elective (9 Units Total) - Take One 6 3
GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) 3
 Units15
Seventh Semester
ENG 545 Visual Rhetoric and Document Design (Major Concentration) 3
ENG 583 Shakespeare: Representative Plays (Major Upper-Division Core) 3
ENG 640 Global Texts and Practices (Major Upper-Division Core, GP) 3
Concentration Elective (9 Units Total) - Take One 6 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 3
 Units15
Eighth Semester
ENG 618 Individual and Team Writing (Major Concentration, SJ) 3
ENG 695 Internship in Professional Writing and Rhetoric (Major Capstone) 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 4 9
 Units15
 Total Units120-122