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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English Writing, Rhetoric, and Technology Minor


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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 is an on-campus and online program.

Declaring This Minor

  • Please see your CLAS advisor.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

Program Requirements


  1. Students must complete a minimum of 15 ENGL credit hours.
  2. Students must complete a minimum of 9 upper-division (3000-level and above) ENGL credit hours.
  3. Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all courses applied to the minor requirements.
  4. Students must complete all minor courses taken at CU Denver and all transfer courses applying to minor requirements with a minimum grade of C- (1.7). Students cannot complete minor course requirements pass/fail.
  5. Students must complete a minimum of 9 ENGL credit hours CU Denver English faculty.
  6. A minimum of 6 credits must be taken at the upper division level.

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations


  1. Core composition courses (English 1020 and 2030) do not count toward the minor, nor does CLEP or AP credit.
  2. Courses counted in the minor cannot be counted toward any of the English majors.
  3. 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 (Tivoli 260). A faculty sponsor is required for all internships.
  4. Students are encouraged to take ENGL 1020 and ENGL 2030 before beginning the minor. (ENGL 2154 and ENGL 2030 can be taken concurrently.)

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