Writing Lab Capitalization Academic Classifications Capitalizing Classifications Capitalize
Writing Lab Capitalization – Academic Classifications
Capitalizing Classifications • Capitalize academic classifications with specific activities • Junior-Senior Prom • Do not capitalize academic classifications without specific activities • freshman year • senior • Note: most of the time, this rule applies.
Capitalizing Courses • Capitalize official names of specific courses, courses that name languages, and courses followed by a number • • English Economics 101 Writing Skills I Linguistics and Structure • Do not capitalize general titles and courses not followed by a number • • language arts home economics European history communication arts
Capitalizing degrees • Capitalize abbreviations and full names for academic degrees • B. A. , M. A. , L. L. D. , Ph. D. • Bachelor of Science in engineering • Note: don’t capitalize the field, just the degree title • Master of Arts degree • Do not capitalize general academic degrees • he has a doctorate in psychology. • bachelor’s degree • master’s degree
That’s all, folks! • This lesson is part of the UWF Writing Lab Grammar Mini-Lesson Series • Lessons adapted from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon • To find out more, visit the Writing Lab’s website where you can take a self-scoring quiz corresponding to this lesson
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