English, BA

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In addition to the program requirements listed below, there are additional college-wide graduation requirements for all students.

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General Education Curriculum (46 hours)

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Courses Related to Program of Study (40 hours)

Lower Divison Required Courses (6 hours)

Select two 2000 level ENGL literature courses not taken under “Interpret Texts” in the general education curriculum.

Students may substitute any 3000/4000-level English courses with the exception of ENGL 3950 and 3951 for the required 2000-level courses in this section.

Upper Division Required Courses in the Major (16 semester hours)

All upper-level English courses must be passed with a grade of “C” or better to be applied towards graduation.

British Literature Course (3 hours)

Select one course from ENGL courses numbered 3000-3199.

American Literature Course (3 hours)

Select one course from ENGL courses numbered 3200-3299.

Additional Required Courses (10 hours)

ENGL 4990 - Senior Presentation SW 1 hour
Select one course from ENGL courses numbered 3300-3599.
Select two of the following (repeatable with professor’s permission):
ENGL 4101 - Seminar: Special Topics in Brit Lit CSW 3 hours
ENGL 4201 - Seminar: Special Topics in American Lit SW 3 hours
ENGL 4301 - Seminar: Special Topics in World Lit CSW 3 hours
ENGL 4401 - Seminar on Special Topics in Creative Writing SW 3 hours

Electives in the Major (18 semester hours)

Select six additional 3000-4000 level ENGL courses. With departmental approval, one of these six courses may be ENGL 3950 or ENGL 3951 (academic credit earned for an internship). Students wishing to pursue this option must receive departmental approval as well as follow the college’s application process for internships. Only an internship deemed equivalent to three hours of academic credit can be used as an upper-level elective in the major.

General Electives (34 hours)

A maximum of two PALS (Physically Active Life Skills) courses may be used as general electives.