A student majoring in English must complete 62 hours of ENGL and WRIT courses—as well as the English cognates.
English majors will maintain an overall GPA of 2.75 in their major courses. In their final quarter, graduating 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 (GRE), general and subject (English) sections.
Core Requirements:
ENGL 284: also fulfilled with 9 hours of Greek, except for English majors with an emphasis in secondary teaching
ENGL 495: 12 quarters—or 1 each quarter while in residence
British literature before 1830 selected from the following courses (4):
British or American literature after 1830 selected from the following courses (4):
ENGL 355 | Victorian Literature | 4 |
ENGL 356 | Twentieth-Century British Literature | 4 |
ENGL 364 | Nineteenth-Century American Literature | 4 |
ENGL 366 | Twentieth-Century American Literature | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
Cognates:
HIST 275 | History of England | 4 |
HIST 355 | The Atlantic World: Liberty, Bondage, and Revolution | 4 |
| or | |
HIST 448 | Becoming America: Citizenship and Exceptionalism from 1877-1941 | 4 |
| or | |
HIST 450 | America Overseas | 4 |
English Major with Emphasis in Literature
The emphasis in literature focuses on the careful study of literary texts. The lower-division core requirements for the English major serve as a foundation for this study.
This emphasis culminates in Seminar in Literature, which requires the production of a major scholarly essay and a public presentation during the last quarter.
Take one of the following courses in British lit. before 1830*
Take one of the following courses in British or American lit. after 1830*
ENGL 355 | Victorian Literature | 4 |
ENGL 356 | Twentieth-Century British Literature | 4 |
ENGL 364 | Nineteenth-Century American Literature | 4 |
ENGL 366 | Twentieth-Century American Literature | 4 |
*These courses are required in addition to the literature courses required in the core.
Required Courses:
ENGL 496 | Seminar in Literature | 0 |
ENGL 497 | Seminar in Literature | 1 |
ENGL 498 | Seminar in Literature | 1 |
| Writing (WRIT 324-337) | 4 |
| Upper-Division Literature Electives | 8 |
| Upper-Division Electives (from ENGL, FILM, or WRIT) | 8 |
Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
English Major with Emphasis in Creative Writing
The emphasis in creative writing focuses on writing in various genres and on the close study of literary texts as models for the student's creative work.
This emphasis culminates in Seminar in Creative Writing, which guides students in the preparation of their senior portfolio, a collection of fiction, poetry, and/or essays. Students will give a public reading of their creative work during the last quarter.
Required Courses:
WRIT 324 | Creative Nonfiction Writing | 4 |
WRIT 334 | Poetry Writing | 4 |
WRIT 496 | Seminar in Creative Writing | 0 |
WRIT 497 | Seminar in Creative Writing | 1 |
WRIT 498 | Seminar in Creative Writing | 1 |
| Upper-Division Electives (from ENGL, FILM, or WRIT) | 12 |
Take two of the following writing theory courses (8):
English Major with Emphasis in Secondary Teaching
The emphasis in secondary teaching is designed to be taken with the B.Ed. in Secondary Education to prepare students to teach English and language arts in middle school and high school.
This emphasis culminates in Seminar in Literature or Seminar in Creative Writing, course sequences that, respectively, require students to write a major scholarly paper or prepare a portfolio of their own creative work. During the last quarter of their Seminar sequence, students will give a public presentation of their scholarly or creative work.
Required Courses:
ENGL 359 | World Literature | 4 |
ENGL 374 | Literature for Children and Young Adults | 4 |
ENGL 395 | Methods of Teaching Secondary English | 3 |
WRIT 324 | Creative Nonfiction Writing | 4 |
| or | |
WRIT 334 | Poetry Writing | 4 |
WRIT 389 | Writing Theory | 4 |
ENGL 496 | Seminar in Literature | 0 |
ENGL 497 | Seminar in Literature | 1 |
ENGL 498 | Seminar in Literature | 1 |
| or | |
WRIT 496 | Seminar in Creative Writing | 0 |
WRIT 497 | Seminar in Creative Writing | 1 |
WRIT 498 | Seminar in Creative Writing | 1 |
| Upper-Division Electives (from ENGL, FILM, or WRIT) | 8 |
Total Credit Hours: | 29 |
Cognate: