| Major in English | Hours | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| General Education Core Requirements for B.A. | 56-58 | ||
| Major Requirements (Major core plus one Emphasis) |
34-36 |
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| Technical Requirement | |||
| ENG 1050 Understanding Literature Language (3) [Hours count in Gen Ed Humanities category] | |||
| Major Core | 16-18 | ||
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ENG 2000, Critical Reading and Writing about Literature |
3 | ||
| One from the following: ENL 2110, ENL 2210, ENL 2310, or ENL 2330 | 3 | ||
| One from the following: ENL 2120, ENL 2220, ENL 2320, or ENL 2340 | 3 | ||
| One from ENW 2430 or ENW 2510 | 3 | ||
| ENG 3000, Junior Seminar | 0 | ||
| ENG 4900, Senior Seminar | 3 | ||
| ENG 3960, Internship | 1-3 | ||
| Literature Emphasis to include 18 hours Upper-level ENL/ENW courses, to include | 18 | ||
| ENL 3800 Special Topics in World Literature | 3 | ||
| One from: ENL 3540, 3620, 4350, 4360, 4370 | 3 | ||
| One 3000-level ENW course | 3 | ||
| Nine additional hours of electives at the 3000-4000 level (3 of which can be ENW) | 9 | ||
| Writing Emphasis ** | 18 | ||
| ENW 3020, Theories of Writing | 3 | ||
| One from the following: ENL 3540, 3620, 4350, 4360, 4370 | 3 | ||
| One ENL elective NOT from 3540, 3620, 4350, 4360, 4370 | 3 | ||
| Nine additional hours of electives at the 3000-4000 level (3 of which can be ENL) | 9 | ||
| Minor Requirements | 18 | ||
| Electives | 16-20 | ||
| Total | 128 | ||
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**Students pursuing the English Major, Writing Emphasis may combine this with the Literature Minor but not with the Writing Minor. |
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| Minor in Literature | |||
| ENL 2110 and ENL 2210 | 6 | ||
| One of the following: ENL 2000, ENL 2120, 2220, 2310, 2320, 2400 | 3 | ||
| Three English electives, numbered 3000 and above | 9 | ||
| (English minors may count no more than one ENW prefix course towards the 9 hours of upper level electives in English) | |||
| Total | 18 | ||
| Minor in Writing | 18 | ||
| Core Requirements | |||
| ENW 2510, The Art of the Essay OR ENW 2430, Intermediate Creative Writing |
3 | ||
| ENW 3020 Theories of Writing OR ENW 3570 Professional Writing |
3 | ||
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Four English Elective courses numbered 3000 or above (may include one ENL prefix course) ** ** Note: One elective may be replaced by: |
12 | ||
| Total | 18 | ||
| English Endorsement | 18 | ||
| ENL 2110, British Literature I | 3 | ||
| ENL 2210, American Literature I | 3 | ||
| ENL 3500, History of the Language and Linguistics | 3 | ||
| ENW 3510, Creative Nonfiction | 3 | ||
| ENL 3620, Shakespeare: Representative Plays | 3 | ||
| Three hours from the following | 3 | ||
| ENL 2120, British Literature II | |||
| ENL 2220, American Literature II | |||
| ENL 2310, Continental Literature I | |||
| ENL 2320, Continental Literature II | |||
| ENL 2330, World Literature I | |||
| ENL 2340, World Literature II | |||
| ENL 2400, Literature Survey Special Topics | |||
| Minor in Second Language Acquisition |
Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Core (12 hours) | 12 | |
| HUM 2000, Language and Culture | 3 | |
| EDU 2100, Foundations of Education | 3 | |
| ENL/W 3500, History of the English Language | 3 | |
| One of the following: EDU 4215, English Language Learner (3) or SLS 3500, Language Instruction Methodologies (3) |
3 | |
| Six hours, to be chosen from the following classes, with at least one in ENL/W, EDU, or SLS | 6*** | |
| ENW 3050, Peer Tutoring (3) | ||
| ENL/W 4500, Special Topics in English Grammar and Linguistics (3) | ||
| ENL/W 3960, Internship (related to language instruction) (3) | ||
| EDU 3030, Literacy I (3) | ||
| EDU 4230, Liteacy II (3) | ||
| COM 2100, Speech and Diction (3) | ||
| COM 3150, Intercultural Communication (3) | ||
| ENL/W 3980 Practicum in Pedagogy (1-3) | ||
| An advanced phonetics course in any Foreign Language | ||
| Total | 18 | |
***Students who are also pursuing a minor or major in Education must take an additional 3 hours from the courses listed above; any course listed above taken as part of another major/minor program cannot also be counted as filling requirements in this minor. In connection with this minor students must also meet the following requirements: 1) Complete 6 hours of the study of a second language at the 2000 level or higher; 2) Complete two (2) experiential learning opportunities in connection with the courses listed above; 3) Complete a study abroad experience.
SLS courses listed on Interdisciplinary page.
Advanced Placement and CLEP Credit Policy for First Year Writing Seminar
Students with a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Language and Composition exam or on the Literature and Composition exam receive credit for ENG 1010; to complete their General Education composition requirement these students must still complete ENG 3010. Students who have taken both AP English tests and scored at least 4 on both tests receive a credit for ENG 1010 for one test and 3 additional hours of general elective credit. No CLEP credit will be awarded for ENG 1010.