Professional Writing - Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

For purposes of meeting program requirements, all general education (foundations) courses will count as six credits towards the major.

Honours BA

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: students must complete 51 credits, including the following:

(i) Program core courses:

• AP/EN 1700 9.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HUMA 1980 9.00);
• AP/EN 1007 3.00;
• AP/EN 1006 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/PRWR 1006 3.00) or AP/PRWR 1300 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/WRIT 1300 3.00) or AP/WRIT 1500 3.00;
• AP/EN 2710 3.00;
• AP/PRWR 2300 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/WRIT 2300 3.00);
• AP/EN 2720 6.00.

(ii) Stream requirements:

Students must choose one of the following streams in consultation with the program coordinator.

Book Stream

• AP/EN 3720 6.00;
• AP/EN 3730 3.00;
• AP/EN 4720 6.00;
• AP/EN 4721 6.00;
• AP/PRWR 3720 3.00;
• AP/PRWR 3910 3.00.

Periodical Stream

• AP/EN 3730 3.00;
• AP/EN 3700 6.00 or AP/EN 3180 6.00;
• AP/EN 4700 6.00;
• AP/EN 4701 3.00 and AP/EN 4750 3.00 or AP/EN 4752 3.00;
• AP/PRWR 3710 3.00;
• AP/PRWR 3720 3.00.

Institutional Communications Stream

• AP/EN 3710 6.00;
• AP/EN 4710 3.00;
• AP/EN 4711 3.00;
• AP/PRWR 3720 3.00;
• AP/PRWR 3810 3.00;
• AP/PRWR 3820 3.00;
• AP/PRWR 4800 3.00;
• AP/PRWR 4801 3.00.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary (Linked) BA

The Honours BA program described above may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.

Major credits: students must fulfill the professional writing program requirements and take at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet professional writing requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits in professional writing and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions and residency requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting professional writing program requirements:

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