Four-Year Degree Plan for Major in English

Note that this is a sample four-year plan. There are other course sequences that will allow a student to graduate within four years as long as prerequisite courses are taken in the proper sequence. This sample plan does not guarantee course availability, and adjustments to students’ plans may be necessary if they are unable to take specific courses during specific semesters. Students who are placed into lower level FYW, MAT or other prerequisite courses will need to adjust their four-year plans accordingly. Similarly, students who bring in Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment or transfer credit for courses will need to adjust their four-year plans. A minimum of a 2.0 GPA both overall and in the major is required for graduation. In addition to major requirements, all components of the Baccalaureate Experience must be completed in order to successfully graduate.

Degree Requirements

First (Freshman) Year - Fall Semester

	Humanities/Fine Arts or Social Science (Bacc. Exp.)	4
	Social Science (Bacc. Exp.)	3-4
	General elective	4
FYW 101	Writing and Inquiry	4
GTW 101	Gateways	1
	or
HON 101	Pathways to Honors 1	1
Total Credit Hours:		16-17

First (Freshman) Year - Spring Semester

ENG 100 or 200 level	English Elective	4
MAT 155	Finite Mathematics for Liberal Arts	4
	or
MAT 160	College Algebra	4
ITM 200	Introduction to Computers	1
FYW 102	Writing & Research	4
GTW 102	Gateways II	1
	or
HON 102	Pathways to Honors 2	1
Total Credit Hours:		16-17

Second (Sophomore) Year - Fall Semester

ENG 201	World Literature I	4
	or
ENG 207	British Literature II	4
	and
ENG 200 level	English Elective	4
	Natural Science (Bacc. Exp.)	3-4
	Humanities/Fine Arts or Social Science (Bacc. Exp.)	4
Total Credit Hours:		15-16

Second (Sophomore) Year - Spring Semester

ENG 201	World Literature I	4
ENG 206	British Literature I	4
	or
ENG 208	American Literature I	4
	or
ENG 209	American Literature II	4
	Natural Science (Bacc. Exp.)	3-4
	Social Science (Bacc. Exp.)	3-4
Total Credit Hours:		14-16

Third (Junior) Year - Fall Semester

ENG 207	British Literature II	4
ENG 208	American Literature I	4
ENG 209	American Literature II	4
ENG 300	The Romantic Writers	4
ENG/WRI	English or writing elective	4
	General elective	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

Third (Junior) Year - Spring Semester

ENG 300 level	English Period or Genre Course or English elective	4
ENG 300 level	English Major Authors or elective	4
	General elective	4
	General elective	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

Fourth (Senior) Year - Fall Semester

ENG 300 or 400 level	Major author or period course	4
ENG 425	Seminar	4
	General elective	4
	General elective	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

Fourth (Senior) Year - Spring Semester

ENG 300 or 400 level	English elective	4
ENG 300 or 400 level	English elective	4
ENG 491	Senior Portfolio	1
	General elective	4
	General elective	4
Total Credit Hours:		17

At least 20 credit hours must be completed in English courses numbered 300 or above.

Completing one of the foundation courses listed below is required to enroll in 300 level courses (or permission of instructor).

ENG 201	World Literature I	4
ENG 202	World Literature II	4
ENG 206	British Literature I	4
ENG 207	British Literature II	4
ENG 208	American Literature I	4
ENG 209	American Literature II	4
ENG 214	Introduction to Literature and Interpretation	4
Total Credit Hours:		20

One appropriate writing class from the list below may be used to count toward the English major or minor.

WRI 200	Introduction to Creative Writing	4
WRI 210	Writing as a Means of Self-Discovery	4
WRI 240/COM 240	Writing Drama	4
WRI 247/COM 247	Dramatic Writing for Radio and Alternative Performance	4
WRI 250	Poetry Writing I	4
WRI 260	Fiction Writing I	4
WRI 274	Creative Nonfiction	4
WRI 351	Poetry Writing II	4
WRI 361	Fiction Writing II	4
WRI 362	Multigenre Creative Writing Seminar	4
WRI 365	Fiction Forms	4
WRI 427	Practicum in Teaching Creative Writing to Children	4
WRI 450	Seminar in Poetry Writing	4
WRI 460	Seminar in Fiction Writing	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

A writing course used to fulfill the English major or minor may also count toward the writing major or minor. First Year Writing (FYW) courses may not count toward the major or minor.

One 100-level course from the list below also may be used to count toward the major or minor.

ENG 117	War in Literature and Film	4
ENG 121	The Literature of Countercultures	4
ENG 126	Literature and Film Classics	4
ENG 140	Introduction to the Novel	4
ENG 150	Introduction to Poetry	4
ENG 170	Stories and Wellness	4
ENG 175	Ethical Questions and Modern Drama	4

The department recommends that all students include in their program at least one non-Western, multiethnic or women’s literature course.

Portfolio

In the final semester of study, graduating English majors will submit to the department a portfolio of their best writing from each year of study. A preface should include a discussion of the student’s growth as a writer. Department faculty members evaluate portfolios and select the most distinguished for awards.