2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog *As of 03/01/2024 
    
    May 01, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog *As of 03/01/2024

English, B.A.


Required Courses


General Education Requirements


All students are expected to complete a common body of academic course work. The General Education Requirements are designed to promote the development of a comprehensive educational base which will effectively support a student’s choice of a major concentration. MATH 099  does not meet the General Education Requirement and does not apply toward graduation requirements.

General Education Requirements [a minimum of 41 credits] are distributed as follows:

Curriculum Area I - Arts and Humanities: Credits 9


Curriculum Area II - Social and Behavioral Sciences: Credits 6


Students must select one course in each of two disciplines:

Curriculum Area IV - Mathematics: Credits 3


Students must pass MATH 099  with grade of “C” or above before taking MATH 102  or MATH 109 .

Curriculum Area V - English Composition: Credits 9


Curriculum Area VI - Emerging Issues: Credits 7


Additional Courses: Credits 3

In addition, students must take 3 credits from the following approved list:

Total Required for General Education: Credits 41


1Students must pass ENGL 101  and ENGL 102  with grade of “C” or above before taking ENGL 203 .

2Honors students should take honors courses.

Required Language Courses: Credits 6


Any two-semester sequence in a single foreign language. 

English Elective Courses: Credits 18


Students may choose any 300 or 400 level English course offered by the Department.

Free Electives: Credits 22


Students may choose any undergraduate courses offered by the University.

Total Required for English Majors: Credits 120


Curriculum Guide for English