B.A. English, Literary Option
Program Admissions Requirements
There are no program admission requirements for the B.A. in English, Literary option.
General Education
The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Objective 1 | 6 | |
Objective 2 | 3 | |
Objective 3 - MATH 1123 Recommended 1 | 3 | |
Objective 4 | 6 | |
Objective 5 | 7 | |
Objective 6 | 6 | |
Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 8 | 3 | |
Objective 7 | ||
Objective 8 | ||
Objective 9 | 3 | |
Total Credits | 37 |
1 | “P” courses are equivalent to the original course. |
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ENGL 2211 | Introduction to Literary Analysis | 3 |
ENGL 2280 | Grammar and Usage | 3 |
or ENGL 2281 | Introduction to Language Studies | |
ENGL 3311 | Literary Criticism and Theory | 3 |
ENGL 4491 | Senior Seminar in Literature | 3 |
Select two of the following survey courses: | 6 | |
Survey of British Literature I Beginnings through 18th Century | ||
Survey of British Literature II 19th Century to Present | ||
Survey of American Literature I Beginnings to 1860 | ||
Survey of American Literature II 1860 to Present | ||
Select one of the following genre courses: | 3 | |
Genre Studies in Drama | ||
Genre Studies in Poetry | ||
Genre Studies in Fiction | ||
Genre Studies in NonFiction | ||
Special Topics in Genre | ||
Select two of the following period courses: | 6 | |
Studies in Classical Literature | ||
Studies in Medieval Literature | ||
Studies in Renaissance Literature | ||
Studies in Seventeenth Century Literature | ||
Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature | ||
Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature | ||
Studies in Late Nineteenth Century Literature | ||
Studies in Early Twentieth Century Literature | ||
Studies in Contemporary Literature | ||
Select one of the following major figure courses: | 3 | |
Proseminar in a Major Literary Figure | ||
Chaucer | ||
Milton | ||
Shakespeare | ||
Shakespeare in Performance | ||
Select one of the following themes and identity courses: | 3 | |
Gender in Literature | ||
Ethnicity in Literature | ||
American Indian Literature | ||
Post-Colonial Literature | ||
Select one of the following language studies courses: | 3 | |
Varieties of American English | ||
Studies In Grammar | ||
Rotating Topics in Linguistics | ||
Old English | ||
History of the English Language | ||
Introduction to Sociolinguistics | ||
Electives - 9 additional elective credits of English (except ENGL 1101, 1101P, and 1102), 6 credits of which must be upper-division courses. | 9 | |
To graduate as an English major, a student must maintain at least a 2.25 grade point average in courses within the English curriculum. | ||
Total Credits | 45 |
Degree Totals
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Program Admission Requirements | 0 | |
General Education | 37 | |
Major Requirements | 45 | |
Upper Division Free Electives | 6 | |
Free Electives | 32 | |
Total Credits | 120 |