Program Requirements
All standard majors require a minor in a second discipline or a second major.
English majors and minors must complete the required course ENG 250 Critical Approaches to Literature with a minimum grade of “C” before registering for upper-division courses in English.
A minimum of 39 credits is required, including a three-credit, upper-division literature elective, and the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 161 | Introduction to Creative Writing (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| ENG 250 | Critical Approaches to Literature | 3 |
| ENG 358 | Global Literatures: Studies in: The Underworld | 3 |
| ENG 371 | Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| ENG 493 | Senior Seminar I: Studies in: Criminal Justice | 3 |
| ENG 494 | Senior Seminar: Studies in: | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Borderlands: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality | ||
| Women and Literature | ||
| Literary Culture of the American West | ||
| Environmental Literature (GT-AH2) | ||
| Ancient World Literature (GT-AH2) | ||
| Literature and Ethnicity: Studies in: | ||
| Women Writers | ||
| Myth and Culture | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Creative Writing: Fiction | ||
| Creative Writing: Poetry | ||
| Creative Writing | ||
| Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| British Literature: Medieval and Renaissance Texts | ||
| British Literature: Milton through the Romantics | ||
| British Literature: The Victorians to the Present Day | ||
| Major British Authors: | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| American Literature Early to Civil War | ||
| American Literature-Civil War to Present | ||
| Major American Authors: | ||
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Sample Plan
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| Essential Skills | MATH | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Social Sciences | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | Elective or minor course | 3 |
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| ENG 161 | Introduction to Creative Writing (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Social Sciences | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENG 220 | Grammar and the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 250 | Critical Approaches to Literature | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Social Sciences | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG | ENG elective (200 level) | 3 |
| Elective | Elective or minor course | 8 |
| ENG 358 | Global Literatures: Studies in: The Underworld | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences | 3 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENG | Literature Elective | 3 |
| ENG | Writing Elective | 3 |
| ENG 372 |
British Literature: Medieval and Renaissance Texts or British Literature: Milton through the Romantics or British Literature: The Victorians to the Present Day |
3 |
| Elective | Elective or minor course | 6 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 371 | Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| ENG 384 or ENG 385 |
American Literature Early to Civil War or American Literature-Civil War to Present |
3 |
| Elective | Elective or minor course | 9 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENG 405 | Advanced Writing | 3 |
| ENG 373 |
British Literature: Milton through the Romantics or British Literature: Medieval and Renaissance Texts or British Literature: The Victorians to the Present Day |
3 |
| ENG 493 | Senior Seminar I: Studies in: Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Elective | Elective or minor course | 6 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 494 | Senior Seminar: Studies in: | 3 |
| ENG 384 or ENG 385 |
American Literature Early to Civil War or American Literature-Civil War to Present |
3 |
| Elective | Elective or minor course | 9 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |