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RWS 503W - Professional Writing

RWS 503W: Professional Writing (3 units) at San Diego State University. 2 sections offered in Spring 2027, with meeting times, instructors, and seat counts. Prerequisites: Completion of lower division GE Area 1. Junior or senior standing. Counts toward Creative Editing and Publishing Certificate (2026-27), Creative Editing and Publishing Certificate (2025-26).

3 units
  • Required Courses
  • Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
  • English
  • Major
  • Three Units Selected from
Offered: Summer 2027 (not offered), Spring 2027 (offered), Fall 2026 (offered)

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Principles and practices of professional writing, including clear and concise style and rhetorical strategies of designing effective workplace documents. Practice composing memos, reports, proposals. Satisfies the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) for students who get a minimum grade of C or Cr. Upper-division courses should only be taken by students who have completed 60 semester units or more. In exceptional cases, a student who has completed fewer than 60 units may enroll in upper division courses.
Prerequisites
Completion of lower division GE Area 1. Junior or senior standing.
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Who can take it
Junior or senior standing.
Grading
LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC
Repeatable
Maximum 3 units.

2 sections in Spring 2027

Class #4866· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Mon 3:30 PM-4:45 PM · SH 124
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Linn Bekins3.8(29)
Class #9734· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Wed 3:30 PM-4:45 PM · AH 2113
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Linn Bekins3.8(29)

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