ENGL398B

Writing for Social Entrepreneurship

Prerequisite: Must have fulfilled the Academic Writing (FSAW) requirement. Restriction: Must have earned a minimum of 60 credits. Designed for students who want to develop the skills needed to start a successful social venture--a start-up business with a social mission or a new nonprofit program. The course centers on a major writing project such as a business plan, a website design plan, a fundraising proposal, or a concept paper for a new nonprofit organization. Students produce other communication projects that social entrepreneurs use to develop their businesses and nonprofits, such as presentations or pitches to prospective investors/donors, marketing materials, and a job announcement. Students will learn from local social entrepreneurs who share their experiences of using writing to succeed in the field. Prerequisite: 60 credits and completion of ENGL101 or equivalent. This c ourse satisfies the professional writing requirement. Click here for more course information.

Sister Courses: ENGL398A, ENGL398C, ENGL398E, ENGL398G, ENGL398L, ENGL398N, ENGL398R, ENGL398V

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.56 between 2,503 students*

ENGL398B Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065707580% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 17.82%
A: 37.95%
A+: 19.98%
B-: 2.4%
B: 5.59%
B+: 8.03%
C-: 0.76%
C: 1.44%
C+: 1.44%
D-: 0.36%
D: 0.12%
D+: 0.2%
F: 1.08%
W: 2.64%
other: 0.2%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.