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 201 | World Literature I | 4 |
MAT 155 | Finite Mathematics for Liberal Arts | 4 |
| or | |
MAT 160 | College Algebra | 4 |
FYW 102 | Writing & 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
ENG 201 | World Literature I | 4 |
| or | |
ENG 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
ENG 206 | British Literature I | 4 |
| or | |
ENG 208 | American Literature I | 4 |
| or | |
ENG 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
ENG 207 | British Literature II | 4 |
| or | |
ENG 208 | American Literature I | 4 |
| or | |
ENG 209 | American Literature II | 4 |
ENG 200 level
| English 200 level English Language, Rhetoric, or Advanced Compostion 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 |
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 |
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.
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 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.