Programs

Minimum Requirements for Degree : 120 Credits

A grade of 'C' or higher must be earned for courses to fulfill degree requirements.

Specific Degree Requirements:

• Complete the general university requirements and B.A. degree requirements
• Complete the following program (major) requirements: 36 credits in English besides English 111X and English 211X or 213X, including:

          ENGL 310: Literary Criticism (3 Credits)

Select 1 course from the following (3 credits):

ENGL 301: Continental Literature in Translation: The Ancient World
ENGL 302: Continental Literature in Translation: Medieval and Renaissance

Complete three courses from the following (9 Credits):

ENGL 306: Survey of American Literature: Beginnings to the Civil War
ENGL 307: Survey of American Literature: Civil War to the Present
ENGL 308: Survey of British Literature: Beowulf to the Romantic Period
ENGL 309: Survey of British Literature: Romantic Period to the Present

• Select one course from the following (3 credits):
  
  ENGL 422: Shakespeare (History Plays and Tragedies)
  ENGL 425: Shakespeare (Comedies and Non-Dramatic Poetry)
  

• One course from the following (3 Credits):
  ENGL 317: Traditional English grammar
  ENGL 318: Modern English Grammar
  ENGL 462: Applied English Linguistics
  ENGL 472: History of the English Language
  

  Five courses chosen from 300-400 levels in English with at least three courses on 400 level (15 Credits).

A minor in English requires 18 credits distributed as follows:

• Two courses from the following (6 Credits):
  
  ENGL 301: Continental Literature in Translation
  ENGL 306: Survey of American Literature: Beginnings to the Civil War
  ENGL 307: Survey of American Literature: Civil War to Present
  ENGL 308: Survey of British Literature: Beowolf to the Romantic Period
  ENGL 309: Survey of British Literature: Romantic Period to the Present
  
• ENGL 422 or 425: Shakespeare (3 Credits)
  
• Any 300- or 400- level English Electives (9 Credits)