English, B.A.

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For both tracks, English majors must earn a C or better in all English courses required for the major. This includes ENGL 1101 , ENGL 1102 , ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2180 and ENGL 2190 as well as all upper-level ENGL courses that count toward the major.

For both tracks, English majors can take no more than 2 upper-level ENGL courses toward the major (6 credit hours) before completing the required 2000-level courses for the major (ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2130 and ENGL 2180 or ENGL 2190 and ENGL 3000 ).

Requirements

Core Areas A, B, C, D, & E: 42 Hours

Core Curriculum

* ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 are prerequisites for all courses from ENGL 2110 through ENGL 4386 .

Core Area F: 18 Hours

ENGL 2110 - World Literature 3 (0-3) *
ENGL 2120 - British Literature 3 (0-3) *
ENGL 2130 - American Literature 3 (0-3) *
(and)
ENGL 2180 - Studies in African-American Literature 3 (0-3) * (or)
ENGL 2190 - Studies in Literature by Women 3 (0-3) *
(and)
FORL (through 2002) 3-6 *

Note:

* Courses can be taken as electives in Core Area C.2.

Requirements for the Major (Upper-Division Courses): 30 Hours

A. English: 3 Hours

ENGL 3000 - Research and Methodology 3

B. Literary History: 12 Hours *

Four (4) courses, one from each of the following areas:

ENGL 4001 - British Literature I 3
ENGL 4002 - Studies in British Lit. II 3
ENGL 4003 - Studies in American Lit. I 3
ENGL 4005 - Studies in American Lit. II 3

Note:

Students may take additional offerings of Literary History courses as major electives.

* Students may take two sections of the same course as long as the topic of the sections is different. For example, ENGL 4002 - British Romanticism and ENGL 4002 - Twentieth-Century British

ENGL 4002 - Studies in British Lit. II 3

C. English Major Electives: 12 Hours

Four courses selected from ENGL 3000- or 4000-level courses.

* No more than one (1) variable-credit, independent study or internship may be counted toward the major.

D. ENGL 4384: Senior Seminar 3 Hours *

* Prerequisites: 2000-level ENGL courses in Area F, ENGL 3000 , and 18 additional hours of upper-level ENGL courses with a C or higher;

No course may be substituted for the Senior Seminar.

ENGL 4384 - Senior Seminar 3

Minor and/or General Electives: 30 Hours *

* A minor is not required for the B.A. English degree.

English, B.A.

Requirements

Core Areas A, B, C, D, & E: 42 Hours

Core Area F: 18 Hours

Note:

Requirements for the Major (Upper-Division Courses): 30 Hours

A. English: 3 Hours

B. Literary History: 12 Hours *

Note:

C. English Major Electives: 12 Hours

D. ENGL 4384: Senior Seminar 3 Hours *

Minor and/or General Electives: 30 Hours *

Total: 120 Hours