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English Major, B.A.

Note: Creative writing students--see Suggested Schedule for recommended courses.

I. Required Courses

ENGL 2101 Intermediate Writing (3 credits)
ENGL 2350 American Literature, to 1900 (3 credits)
ENGL 2355 American Literature, 1900 to Present (3 credits)
ENGL 2360 English Literature, to 1800 (3 credits)
ENGL 2365 English Literature, 1800 to Present (3 credits)
ENGL 2370 World Literature, to 1600 (3 credits)
or ENGL 2375 World Literature, 1600 to Present (3 credits)
ENGL 3101 Advanced Writing (3 credits)
ENGL 4410 Chaucer and His Age (3 credits)
or ENGL 4425 Milton and His Age (3 credits)
ENGL 4420 Shakespeare and His Age (3 credits)
ENGL 4455 Seminar: Literary Criticism and Theory (3 credits)

Subtotal 30 Credits

II. Required Electives

Select 3 semester credits from English courses at the 2000 level or above.

Select 12 semester credits from English courses at the 3000 level or above, 6 credits of which must be in literature or film.

 

Subtotal 15 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required For Major 45 Credits

A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor's Degree

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SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR ENGLISH MAJOR, B.A.

The following is a list of suggested English Major, B.A. courses arranged by year. This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion; however, these are only suggestions and this schedule is flexible.

Freshman

ENGL 1101 College Writing I
ENGL 1102 College Writing II
Liberal Education requirements

Sophomore

ENGL 2101 Intermediate Writing
ENGL 2350 American Literature, to 1900
ENGL 2355 American Literature, 1900 to Present
ENGL 2360 English Literature, to 1800
ENGL 2365 English Literature, 1800 to Present
ENGL 2370 World Literature, to 1600
or ENGL 2375 World Literature, 1600 to Present
Complete Liberal Education requirements

Junior

ENGL 3101 Advanced Writing
ENGL 4420 Shakespeare and His Age
English electives

Senior

ENGL 4410 Chaucer and His Age
or ENGL 4425 Milton and His Age
ENGL 4455 Seminar: Literary Criticism and Theory
English electives