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 (GT-AH2) 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 (GT-AH2) | 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 | ||
| Literary Culture of the American West | ||
| Environmental Literature (GT-AH2) | ||
| Ancient World Literature (GT-AH2) | ||
| 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 | |
Western Watershed General Education Requirements
Students must complete all Western Watershed General Education requirements to graduate.
Graduation Requirements
Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation. Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above). Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued.
Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements.
Sample Plan
Degree Plans are for planning purposes. They reflect a suggested plan to complete the degree in a projected timeframe per program of study.
"Western Watershed Course(s)” refers to a course from the Tributaries area of the Western Watershed program. These courses should be chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| WWGE 101/102/103/104 | Headwaters (select one) | 2 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) (Western Watershed - Fundamental Skills) | 3 |
| ENG 161 | Introduction to Creative Writing (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| Western Watershed | Western Watershed Course(s) | 6 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) (Western Watershed - Fundamental Skills) | 3 |
| ENG | ENG elective (200-level) | 3 |
| Elective | Elective or minor course | 3 |
| Western Watershed | Western Watershed Course(s) | 6 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENG 220 | Grammar and the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 250 | Critical Approaches to Literature (GT-AH2) | 3 |
| Elective | Elective Course(s) | 3 |
| Western Watershed | Western Watershed Course(s) | 6 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 358 | Global Literatures: Studies in: The Underworld | 3 |
| Elective | Elective Course(s) | 8 |
| Western Watershed | Western Watershed Course(s) | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENG 230 |
Environmental Literature (GT-AH2) or Borderlands: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality or Literary Culture of the American West or Ancient World Literature (GT-AH2) or Women Writers or Myth and Culture |
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 Course(s) | 10 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 300 |
Creative Writing: Fiction or Creative Writing: Poetry or Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction |
3 |
| 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 Course(s) | 6 |
| WWGE 301/302/303/304 | Delta (select one) | 1 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| 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 405 | Advanced Writing | 3 |
| ENG 493 | Senior Seminar I: Studies in: Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Elective | Elective Course(s) | 6 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 384 or ENG 385 |
American Literature Early to Civil War or American Literature-Civil War to Present |
3 |
| ENG 494 | Senior Seminar: Studies in: | 3 |
| ENG 499 | Internship in English | 2 |
| Elective | Elective Course(s) | 6 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Western is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four‐year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major and General Education. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. You are responsible for ensuring your overall, upper division, and major‐specific credits as well as GPA requirements are fulfilled for graduation.