English Major (Bachelor of Arts)

A student majoring in English must complete 58 hours of ENGL and WRIT courses, English cognates, the general studies program, and all baccalaureate degree requirements as outlined in this bulletin. To be considered for candidacy as an English major, a student must satisfactorily complete the required pre-candidacy courses with a minimum grade of B- in each course (ENGL 121, ENGL 122, ENGL 223 or HONR 141, HONR 142, HONR 243; ENGL 210, ENGL 211, ENGL 212; ENGL 234) and demonstrate competency in grammar with a grade of B- or higher in ENGL 184 or a minimum score of 75% on the grammar placement test, which serves as a challenge exam. No course may be repeated more than once in either the pre-candidacy or candidacy phases.

English majors will maintain an overall GPA of 2.75 in their major courses. Senior students are required to take the Major Field Test (MFT): Literature in English. Students planning to attend graduate school are advised to take the Graduate Record Examination, general and subject (English) sections.

Core Requirements:

ENGL 210	Survey of British and American Literature	4
ENGL 211	Survey of British and American Literature	4
ENGL 212	Survey of British and American Literature	4
ENGL 234	Literary Analysis	4
ENGL 384	Advanced English Grammars	3
ENGL 470	Literary and Critical Theory	4
ENGL 484	History of the English Language	3
	or
ENGL 485	Linguistics	3
ENGL 495	English Colloquium	0

ENGL 384: also fulfilled with 12 hours of Latin or 9 hours of Greek

ENGL 495: 8 quarters - 1 during each of the freshman and sophomore years while in residence; 1 each quarter of the junior and senior years while in residence.

British literature before 1820 selected from the following courses: (7-8)

ENGL 344	Medieval Literature	4
ENGL 345	Renaissance Literature	4
ENGL 346	Restoration and Enlightenment	4
ENGL 445	Shakespeare	3

Nineteenth-century British or American literature selected from the following courses: (4)

ENGL 354	Romantic British Literature	4
ENGL 355	Victorian Literature	4
ENGL 364	Nineteenth-Century American Literature	4

 

Film selected from the following courses: (4)

FILM 312	Development of Film Literature	4
FILM 318	Film Studies:	4; 8
FILM 319	The American West in Document and Film	4
Total Credit Hours:		41-42

Standard English Major

Required Courses:

WRIT 324-337	Writing	3
ENGL 496	Seminar	1
ENGL 497	Seminar	2
	Electives	10-11
Total Credit Hours:		16-17

Electives must be chosen from ENGL and WRIT.

English Major with Writing Concentration

During the winter quarter of the junior year, students who wish to take the writing concentration must apply for admission by submitting a portfolio of their work to the chair of the English department. The portfolio should contain independent writing as well as selected work previously done for academic credit. Portfolio guidelines can be obtained in the English office. Eligibility for the concentration will be determined by a panel of faculty readers.

Portfolio and Oral Presentation: As the culminating experience in the writing concentration, students will take the writing seminar, in which they are guided in the preparation of their senior portfolio, a collection of fiction, poetry, and/or essays. A bound copy of the senior portfolio remains with the English department. Students will give a public reading during the last quarter.

Required Courses:

WRIT 424-436	Directed Writing	2-3
WRIT 498	Writing Seminar	1
WRIT 499	Writing Seminar	2

Take two of the following writing theory courses: (6)

WRIT 333	Poetics	3
WRIT 337	Stylistics	3
WRIT 389	Writing Theory	3

Take three of the following creative writing courses: (9)

WRIT 324	Creative Nonfiction Writing	3
WRIT 334	Poetry Writing	3
WRIT 335	Narrative Writing	3
WRIT 336	Drama Writing	3
Total Credit Hours:		20-21

 

English Cognates and Certification Requirements

Cognates:

HIST 275	History of England	4
HIST 276	History of England	4
	or
HONR 131	Western Thought	4
HONR 132	Western Thought	4
HONR 133	Western Thought	4

Teacher Certification:

Students wishing teacher certification must take the following courses and fulfill certification requirements as listed by the School of Education and Psychology.

ENGL 358	Classical Literature	4
	or
ENGL 359	World Literature	4
ENGL 374	Literature for Children	3
	or
ENGL 375	Literature for Young Adults	3
ENGL 384	Advanced English Grammars	3
ENGL 395	Methods of Teaching Secondary English	3
FILM 416	Teaching with Film Literature	4
WRIT 389	Writing Theory	3