English

Be the Author of Your Own Story

You'll learn from a firm English and liberal arts curriculum and graduate ready to pursue graduate or professional school, or a wide variety of careers in media, law, education, politics, creative writing, or public relations, among others.

Program Requirements

To graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in English, students must complete 120 credit hours. These credit hours split among:

• General Education Requirements, or GERs (78 credits)
• Core English curriculum (33 credits)
• Electives (9 credits)

Core Courses

All English majors must successfully complete all core courses regardless of concentration.

Literature in History (9 Credits)

• ENGL201 British Literature I or ENGL202 British Literature II
• ENGL205 American Literature I
• ENGL206 American Literature II  

Critical Methods (6 Credits)

• ENGL208 Critical Writing
• ENGL210 Introduction to Literary Genres  

African-American Literature (6 Credits)

• ENGL235 Literature of the Black American I  or  ENGL236 Literature of the Black American II  
• ENGL338 Studies in African-American Literature 

Upper-Level Writing

• ENGL305 Advanced Expository Writing or ENGL307 Technical Writing or 300-level Creative Writing (CRWR) or Journalism (JRNL) course. 

Program Electives (12 Credits)

• At least 4 300-level or 400-level in English (ENGL), Creative Writing (CRWR), Philosophy (PHIL) or World Literature (WLIT)

Capstone Assignment & Senior Colloquium 

• ENGL496 Senior Colloquium 

Bachelor of Arts Requirements (9 Credits)

• 300-level or higher Philosophy (PHIL) course.   
• Foreign Language (Spanish (SPAN), French (FREN), Latin (LATN) or other 201 or 202 or equivalent.     

Additional Requirements

Additional undergraduate program requirements include: 

• Passing the Departmental Assessment which includes a comprehensive exam and a writing portfolio 

• Earning a C or better in your GER philosophy course as well as an upper-level philosophy course 

• Completing 6 credits with a C or better in 1 foreign language at the intermediate level 

Special General Education Requirements (GERs) include: 

• Passing Critical Writing (ENGL 208). English majors satisfy the GER literature requirement by successfully completing this course. 

How to Stay an English Major

We strongly recommend you continuously work with your academic advisor through your program journey. Here are some important things you need to know about how to stay an English major in good academic standing:

• Complete all major and minor courses with a C or better.
• Maintain a cumulative 2.5 grade point average (GPA) in major courses and non-major courses taken to satisfy English major requirements.

Please note, students who receive 2 or more grades below C in any 1 semester in major courses and program non-major courses are not allowed to continue as English majors.