Bachelor of Arts Degree in English
- Creative Writing Concentration (ENCW)
- Literary Studies Concentration (ENLS)
- Writing and Rhetoric Concentration (ENWR)
- (CLR) Computer Literacy Requirement;
- (GER) General Education Requirement;
- (OCR) Oral Communication Requirement;
- (UR) University Requirement
| FRESHMAN YEAR | Sem.Hrs. | SOPHOMORE YEAR | Sem. Hrs. |
| ENGL 101, 102 (GER) | 6 | Arts Elective* (GER) | 3 |
| Foreign Language Electives | 6 | Arts Elective | 3 |
| Freshman Seminar Course (UR) | 1 | ENGL 220 (GER) | 3 |
| HIST 101 and 102 or 105 and 106 or 150 and 151(GER) | 6 | ENGL Electives (see concentrations below) | 9 |
| MATH 101 or 117 and any approved MATH elective (GER) | 6 | Computer Literacy Elective (CLR) | 2 |
| Natural Science Electives* (GER) | 6 | HIST 255 or 256 | 3 |
| Social Science Elective* (GER) | 3 | Natural Sciences Elective* (GER) | 3 |
| 34 | Social Sciences Elective* (GER) | 3 | |
| 29 | |||
| JUNIOR YEAR | Sem.Hrs. | SENIOR YEAR | Sem.Hrs. |
| ENGL 315, 316, 321, 322, 366 or 368 | 15 | Electives** | 12 |
| ENGL Electives** (see concentrations below) | 6 | ENGL 405 | 3 |
| HIST Elective (300-level or above) | 3 | ENGL Electives (300-level or above) (see concentrations below) | 12 |
| PHIL 203 or HUMA 350, 351, 405, or 451 | 3 | (See footnotes 1 or 2 below) | 27 |
| SPCH 101 or SPCH 363 (OCR) | 3 | ||
| (See footnotes 1 or 2 below) | 30 |
Total Hours Required for Degree (all concentrations): 120
* See General Education Requirements for the Baccalaureate Degree.
** Free electives provided the requirement of 45 semester hours numbered 300 or above is met.
NOTES: Students completing a B.A. in English may select a total of 24 hours of English electives.
Creative Writing Concentration (ENCW) – 18 hours required
| ENGL 266 (3) | ENGL 311 (3) | ENGL 430 (The Writer’s Workshop (3) |
| ENGL 265 (3) (Introduction to Creative Writing) | ENGL 312 (3) | ENGL 361, 463, or an additional 3 hrs. of ENGL 430 (The Writer’s Workshop) (3) |
Literary Studies Concentration (ENLS) – 18 hours required. Students must take at least one course from each of the following four columns. At least 12 of the 18 hours must be at the 300-level or above. ENGL 315, 316, 321, and 322 are required courses for all English majors and do not count toward the Literary Studies Concentration.
| ENGL 305 (3) | ENGL 455 (3) | ENGL 361 (3) | ENGL 255 (3) |
| ENGL 306 (3) | ENGL 460 (3) | ENGL 363 (3) | ENGL 256 (3) |
| ENGL451 (3) | ENGL 471 (3) | ENGL 332 (3) | |
| ENGL 482 (3) | ENGL 361 (3) | ||
| ENGL 483 (3) | ENGL 463 (3) |
Writing and Rhetoric Concentration (ENWR) – 18 hours required
| ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING: | |
| ENGL 365 (3) | ENGL 266 (3) |
| ENGL 497 (3) | ENGL 467 (3) |
| ENGL 465 (3) | ENGL 496 (3) |
| ENGL 467 (3) |