2013-2014 Catalog

Nov 24, 2024

2013-2014 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English - Literature, BA

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Students who enter the College fall semester 2011 or later must fulfill Rhetorica Program requirements for graduation. Click here to view the Rhetorica Program and requirement information .

Area I

Essential Skills (12 semester hours)

ENGL 1101 - Composition I 3 hours
ENGL 1102 - Composition and Literature 3 hours
MATH 1101 - College Algebra 3 hours or
MATH 1110 - Math Modeling 3 hours
COMM 1000 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 hours or
COMM 1100 - Introduction to Public Speaking 3 hours

Area II

Humanities/Fine Arts (18 semester hours)

Foreign Language Sequence 6 hours

Select Two Literature Courses:

Select One Fine Arts Appreciation Course:

ARTS 1100 - Art Appreciation 3 hours
MUSI 1100 - Music Appreciation 3 hours
THEA 1100 - Theatre Appreciation 3 hours

Select One Philosophy or Religion Course:

PHIL 1100 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hours
PHIL 2200 - Introduction to Ethics 3 hours
RELI 1100 - Old Testament 3 hours
RELI 2100 - The New Testament 3 hours
RELI 1200 - World Religions 3 hours

Area III

Science, Mathematics and Technology (14-15 semester hours)

Select two lab science courses 8 hours
Select one
Math/Science elective
3-4 hours
CSCI 1100 - Introduction to Personal Computing 3 hours ¹

Area IV

Social Sciences (12 semester hours)

POLI 1100 - American Government 3 hours
Social Science Elective
3 hours

Select Two History Courses:

HIST 1111 - Survey of Civilization I 3 hours
HIST 1112 - Survey of Civilization II 3 hours
HIST 2111 - American History I 3 hours
HIST 2112 - American History II 3 hours

Area V

Courses related to the Program of Study (37 semester hours)

Additional Lower Division Required Courses in the Major (6 semester hours)

Upper Division Elective in the Major (15 semester hours)

Select five additional 3000-4000 level English courses. With departmental approval, one of these five 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.

Area VI

Additional Requirements (26-27 semester hours)

General Electives 24-25 hours
Physically Active Life Skills (PALS) 2 hours ²

Total Hours for Graduation: 120 hours

Note:

¹ Computer proficiency may be demonstrated through examination

² A maximum of two PALS (Physically Active Life Skills) courses may be used as general electives.