Degree Requirements

In addition to the requirements of the academic major, students must comply with the General Academic Regulations for Graduation  and Undergraduate Academic Policies .  As part of these Policies, students must complete the General College Curriculum , which is based on the degree.

English Requirements in the General College Curriculum

All students must complete ENGL 100  - ENGL 102  (first-year writing courses) and a  200-level ENGL literature course.

• For those students who took the SAT prior to March 2016:

English 100 may be waived with an SAT verbal score of 450 (or ACT- English score of 19) or higher. Successful completion (minimum of C) or above waiver of English 100 is the prerequisite for English 101.

English 101 may be waived with 1) an SAT verbal score of at least 700 or an ACT composite score of at least 32 and 2) a GPA of at least a “B” in high school English courses. Successful completion or above waiver of English 101 is the prerequisite for English 102.

• For those students who took the SAT after February 2016:

English 100 may be waived with an SAT verbal score of 500 (or ACT- English score of 19) or higher. Successful completion (minimum of C) or above waiver of English 100 is the prerequisite for English 101.

English 101 may be waived with 1) an SAT verbal score of at least 730 or an ACT composite score of at least 31 and 2) a GPA of at least a “B” in high school English courses. Successful completion or above waiver of English 101 is the prerequisite for English 102.

ENGL 100-level courses are prerequisites for all English courses numbered 201 and above.

ENGL 300  (Literary Research and Criticism) is a pre-requisite to 400-level courses.

The General English Major

The English major is designed to give the student a broad historical perspective of British and American literature. The student majoring in English can be a general English major, or may take additional courses either to gain licensure to teach or to complete the Professional Writing Concentration, the Pre-Law Track, or the Pre-Med Track.  The General English major must complete the “English Major Requirements” as indicated below:

English Major Requirements

• Foundation (typically 9 hrs)

  — Academic Writing (typically 6 hours, depending on placement)

• ENGL 100 - English Fundamentals (3)
• ENGL 101 - Academic Writing (3)
• ENGL 102 - Academic Writing and Literature (3)

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  — Literature Survey (3 hours)

  Take one of the following:

• ENGL 201 - British Literature I (3)
• ENGL 202 - British Literature II (3)
• ENGL 203 - American Literature I (3)
• ENGL 204 - American Literature II (3)
• ENGL 205 - World Literature I (3)
• ENGL 206 - World Literature II (3)

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  Prerequisite for all 400-level courses (3 hrs)

• ENGL 300 - Literary Research and Criticism (3)

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  Writing and Language (3 hrs)

  Take one of the following:

• ENGL 302 - Advanced Writing (3)
• ENGL 303 - Modern Grammar (3)
• ENGL 305 - Technical Writing and Presentations (3)
• ENGL 424 - Argument and Persuasion (3)

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  Genre Studies (6 hrs)

  Take two of the following:

• ENGL 413 - History of British Drama (3)
• ENGL 414 - History of the British Novel (3)
• ENGL 415 - History of American Fiction (3)
• ENGL 416 - Modern/Contemporary Fiction (3)
• ENGL 417 - Modern/Contemporary Poetry (3)

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  Literary History (15 hrs)

   

  Choose one course from five of the following periods (ENGL 419   Special Topics can substitute for applicable time period):

   

  — Pre 1500

• ENGL 401 - Medieval Literature (3)
• ENGL 409 - Chaucer (3)

• — Renaissance

• ENGL 403 - English Renaissance (3)
• ENGL 410 - Shakespeare (3)

• — 17th Century

• ENGL 411 - Milton (3)

• — 18th Century

• ENGL 404 - Eighteenth-Century Literature (3)
• ENGL 405 - Romantic Literature (3)

• — 19th Century

• ENGL 406 - Victorian Literature (3)
• ENGL 407 - Nineteenth-Century American Literature (3)

• — 20th and 21st Century

• ENGL 408 - Early Twentieth-Century Literature (3)
• ENGL 418 - Southern American Literature (3)
• ENGL 425 - Contemporary British/Postcolonial Literature (3)

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  Professional Development (3 hrs)

  Take one of the following:

• ENGL 301 - Creative Writing – Poetry (3)
• ENGL 304 - Creative Writing – Prose (3)
• ENGL 422 - History of Criticism (3)
• ENGL 453 - Methods in Teaching English (3)
• ENGL 490 - Internship (1-3)

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  Electives (9 hrs)

  Take 9 hrs of ENGL 300-/400-level courses.

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  Note:

  At least two courses taken as part of the major must have American Literature emphasis (i.e., come from  ENGL 407 , ENGL 415 , ENGL 416 , ENGL 417 , ENGL 418 )