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

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

First (Freshman) Year - Spring Semester

LIT 201	World Literature I	4
MAT 155	Finite Mathematics for Liberal Arts	4
	or
MAT 160	College Algebra	4
AWR 201	Writing and Research	4
	Humanities/Fine Arts (Bacc. Exp)	3-4
GTW 102	Gateways II	1
	or
HON 102	Pathways to Honors 2	1
Total Credit Hours:		16-17

Second (Sophomore) Year - Fall Semester

LIT 201	World Literature I	4
	or
LIT 207	British Literature II	4
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

ENG  200 level elective must be a Language, Rhetoric or Advanced Composition course.

Second (Sophomore) Year - Spring Semester

LIT 206	British Literature I	4
	or
LIT 208	American Literature I	4
	or
LIT 209	American Literature II	4
ENG 200 level	English 200 level Introduction to Literatures and Interpertations course	4
	Natural Science (Bacc. Exp.)	3-4
	Social Science (Bacc. Exp.)	3-4
Total Credit Hours:		14-16

Third (Junior) Year - Fall Semester

LIT 207	British Literature II	4
	or
LIT 208	American Literature I	4
	or
LIT 209	American Literature II	4
ENG 200 level	English 200 level English Language, Rhetoric, or Advanced Composition course	4
ENG/WRI	English or writing elective	4
	General Elective	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

Third (Junior) Year - Spring Semester

ENG 300 level	Major Genre/Historical Period Course	4
ENG 300 level	English Major Authors or Major Poets Course	4
	General Elective	4
	General Elective	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

Fourth (Senior) Year - Fall Semester

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

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

Completion of one 200-level literature couse is required to enroll in 300-level (or permission of instructor).

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

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	Writing Drama	4
WRI 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 352-359	Special Topics in Writing	1-4
WRI 361	Fiction Writing II	4
WRI 362	Multigenre Creative Writing Seminar	4
WRI 365	Fiction Forms	4
WRI 374	Narrative Nonfiction	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.

LIT 117	War in Literature and Film	4
LIT 126	Literature and Film Classics	4
LIT 140	Introduction to the Novel	4
LIT 150	Introduction to Poetry	4
LIT 170	Stories and Wellness	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 are required to 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.