English Major, B.A.

General Education Curriculum:

(See General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees .)

Major Courses:

• EN 499 - English Capstone Course

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• Select one full literature survey sequence (6 semester hours):

• EN 201 - Survey of Early English Literature
• EN 202 - Survey of Late English Literature

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• EN 203 - Survey of Early American Literature
• EN 204 - Survey of Late American Literature

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• EN 231 - Survey of Early World Literature
• EN 232 - Survey of Late World Literature

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• Select one of the following (3 semester hours):

• EN 303 - Early Shakespeare
• EN 304 - Late Shakespeare

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• Select one of the following (3 semester hours):

• EN 302 - History and Structure of the English Language
• EN 305 - Advanced Grammar
• EN 480 - Literary Theory

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• Select one advanced writing course (3 semester hours):

• EN 311 - Nonfiction Writing
• EN 312 - Creative Writing
• EN 317 - Technical and Business Writing
• EN 411 - Fiction Writing Workshop
• EN 412 - Poetry Writing Workshop

• Select *four English, American, or World Literature electives (12 semester hours)

       *Of these four courses, at least one must be a 300 or 400 level course and one other must be a 400 level course.

• Two additional English electives in literature, writing, theory, or TESL (6 semester hours)

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• Note:  Of all English courses, including the Literature Survey counted in the general education curriculum, six (6) hours must be in American Literature and six (6) hours in English Literature.

Other Requirements:

Foreign Language (one area - minimum of 6 hours at the 200 level or above)

Total English hours exclusive of core composition: 36 Semester Hours

Total Hours Required for a B.A. in English: 124 Semester Hours