English, B.A.

Print Degree Planner (opens a new window) |

Literature Concentration
Creative Writing Concentration

General Education Requirements (A&S)

In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.

For B.A. and B.S. degrees, see General Education Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degrees (A&S) .
For Transfer students, see General Education Requirements for Transfer Students (A&S) .

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the major. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade.

Requirements

Thirty-six credits are required of all English majors.

Common Core (18 credits)

One of the following: ENG 142 , ENG 143 , ENG 144 , ENG 145 3 credit(s)
One of the following: ENG 152D , ENG 153D , ENG 154D , ENG 155D , ENG 156D 3 credit(s)
Sophomore Learning Community: ENG 225W and ENG 226W 6 credit(s)
Internship: ENG 462 or ENG 490 3 credit(s)
ENG 465W - The Capstone Project 3 credit(s)

Literature Concentration (18 credits)

One course in language/professional writing/grammar

ENG 327W - Reports, Proposals, and Grants 3 credit(s)
ENG 359 - Contemporary English Grammar 3 credit(s)
ENG 373 - History of the English Language 3 credit(s)
A modern language course at the 111-level or above (FR, GER, ITA, or SPA) 3 credit(s)

Five literature courses at the 300 or 400 level

A minimum of two of the five must be taken from the following pre-1900 literature courses:

ENG 326 - Dante’s Divine Comedy 3 credit(s)
ENG 340 - Myth, Legend, and Folklore 3 credit(s)
ENG 343 - Medieval Literature in Translation 3 credit(s)
ENG 360 - Chaucer 3 credit(s)
ENG 361 - Shakespeare 3 credit(s)
ENG 368 - The Development of Theatre 3 credit(s)
Other courses may count when the content is sufficiently focused on pre-1900 literature. These include ENG 318D , ENG 322 , ENG 323 , ENG 328D , ENG 329 , ENG 349 , ENG 356D , ENG 357 , ENG 363 , ENG 370 , and ENG 379 .

Creative Writing Concentration (18 credits)

Students with a creative writing concentration are required to take

One course in language/professional writing/grammar

ENG 327W - Reports, Proposals, and Grants 3 credit(s)
ENG 359 - Contemporary English Grammar 3 credit(s)
ENG 373 - History of the English Language 3 credit(s)
A modern language course at the 111-level or above (FR, GER, ITA, or SPA) 3 credit(s)

Four writing workshops from the following:

ENG 310W - Creative Writing: Poetry 3 credit(s)
ENG 311W - Creative Writing: Fiction 3 credit(s)
ENG 313W - Playwriting 3 credit(s)
ENG 317W - Creative Nonfiction 3 credit(s)
ENG 333W - Studies in Creative Writing 3 credit(s)
ENG 410W - Advanced Nonfiction Workshop 3 credit(s)
ENG 415W - Advanced Poetry Workshop 3 credit(s)
ENG 425W - Advanced Fiction Workshop 3 credit(s)

Elective

A literature elective to reach a total of at least 36 credits (12 courses) to complete the major.