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PR-3144: Writing and Editing for Public Relations

Description: Advanced writing and editing used to structure and present information in public relations practice. Includes message development, message design for delivery through various media, copyediting skills and tools, strategies for dissemination, and legal and ethical issues in public relations writing.

Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: COMM-2024

Required By: PR-4304

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 25

Average GPA: 3.36 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 27.27%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Dawn Jefferies202434.1%46.4%15.0%3.3%1.2%0.0%3.086
Stephanie A Smith202162.2%34.5%2.2%0.0%1.1%0.0%3.505
Chelsea L Woods202148.1%37.5%10.5%1.3%2.6%0.0%3.244
Dyke Cory M Van202460.4%30.1%5.3%1.7%2.6%0.0%3.393
Tiffany J Shoop202258.6%39.2%1.1%0.0%1.1%0.0%3.535
Madison L Vanduyne202280.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.691
Brandi A Watkins202064.7%35.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.701

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W