Writing and Rhetoric (BA)

College of Arts and Humanities
Department of Writing and Rhetoric
Trevor Colbourn Hall (TCH) 165A
407-823-2295
writingandrhetoric@ucf.edu

Program Director: Dr. Laurie A. Pinkert
407-823-1057
Laurie.Pinkert@ucf.edu

Program Advisor: Adele Richardson
407-823-0349
adele@ucf.edu

Program Advisor: Dr. Marcy Galbreath
407-823-0745
Marcy.Galbreath@ucf.edu

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Writing and Rhetoric provides students with in-depth training in the interrelated fields of writing, rhetoric, and literacy studies, preparing them for a range of writing-focused jobs that involve the analysis, creation, editing, adaptation, and/or coordination of written, digital, and multimedia texts.

Admission Requirements

• Students transferring with an AA or AS degree or who have completed their general education courses in composition elsewhere are strongly recommended to enroll in ENC 3314 – Writing and Rhetoric Foundations as an advanced core requirement course in their first semester at UCF.

Degree Requirements

• Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
• Students must earn at least a “C+” (2.25) in each required course.
• Students should consult with a departmental advisor.
• Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 18 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses taken from the UCF Writing and Rhetoric Department.
• Courses designated in General Education Program and Common Program Prerequisites are usually completed in the first 60 hours.
• Students must earn a minimum 2.5 GPA in coursework used to satisfy the major.