Program Requirements

English Major

  • English 210 or 211
  • English 215, 302, 304, 305, or 307 [Either English 215 or 216, but not both, may be taken to satisfy these two line requirements]
  • English 216, 308, 309, 314, or 321
  • English 334, 337, 339, or 370
  • English 217 or 310 [Either English 217 or 218, but not both, may be taken to satisfy these two line requirements]
  • English 218, 311, 312, or 315
  • English 395
  • Four English electives
    • The four English electives include any English Department course with the exception of 101, 201, 356, 357, and 359. Only one interim course may count towards the major.

English Minor

  • English 210 or 211
  • English 215, 216, 304, 304, 305, 307, 308, 309, 314, or 321
  • English 217, 218, 310, 311, 312, or 315
  • English 334, 337, 339, 345, 346, 347, 350, or 370
  • Three English electives
    • The three English electives include any English Department course with the exception of 101, 201, 356, 357, and 359. Of the seven courses in the minor, at least two must be 300-level courses in language or literature. Only one interim course may count towards the minor.

Interdisciplinary Minor in Linguistics

  • English 334: Linguistics
  • English 337: History of the English Language
  • CAS 140: Communication and Culture
  • CAS 210: Anatomy and Physiology of Speech, Hearing, and Language Mechanisms
  • Three electives chosen in consultation with the program advisor.

Interdisciplinary Minor in Journalism

  • CAS 230
  • English 245
  • English 265
  • Three electives chosen in consultation with the program advisor.
  • English 380 or CAS 346

Education Majors and Minors in English

New! Writing Minor

 

A minimum grade of C (2.0) in English 101 is required both for graduation and as a prerequisite to any concentration in the English Department. Normally, English 101 is the first course taken in the department. The core requirement in written rhetoric is met by 101 or by examination. In general, any first-year student fulfilling the first literature core requirement should choose a course on the 200 level; the first literature core requirement is typically met by English 205, 210, 211, 215, 216, 217, or 218. Any literature course (as distinguished from language, composition, and film) offered during the regular semester may fulfill additional core requirements in the fine arts.