major: English

Prerequisites (6 credits)

Requires grades of C or above.

Core Requirements (12 credits)

Intermediate (9 credits)

CHOOSE 1 3000 LEVEL COURSE IN Communications, Performance, or Production: Creative Writing, Advanced Writing, Film, New Media, or Theater/ Drama (3 credits 3000 level)

Course Options: CRW, DIG, ENC, LIN, TPP, or FIL3363

CHOOSE 2 3000 LEVEL COURSES IN Reading, Contexts, Authors, and Methods: Historical, Literacy, or Cultural Studies (6 credits 3000 level):

Course Options: AML, ENG, ENL, or FIL (excluding FIL3363), LIT

Advanced (15 credits)

15 Credit Hours at the 4000-level

CHOOSE 2 4000 level courses in Advanced Studies in Authors, Cultures, Literary Theories or Topics (6 credits 4000 level)

Course Options: AML, CLT, ENG, ENL, FIL (excluding FIL4379), LIT

CHOOSE 1 4000 LEVEL COURSE IN Communications, Performance, or Production: Creative Writing, Advanced Writing, Film, New Media, or Theater/Drama (3 credits 4000-level)

Course Options: CRW, DIG, ENC, TPP, or FIL4379

CHOOSE 1 Any 4000-level course the English department offers (3 credits)

Course Options: AML, CLT, CRW, DIG, ENC, ENG, ENL, FIL, LIT, TPP

REQUIRED Capstone:

Capstone Workshop, Internship, or another designated capstone experience. Students build on knowledge gained in previous courses, creating a culminating project or participating in a culminating experience that illustrates their creative or analytical skills. Qualifying study abroad and/or internships could be created as a capstone experience. Other courses that qualify for capstone include: independent studies, LIT4934, CRW4924, ENG4004, and FIL4379. While these courses may be taken multiple times for credit, they will only count towards the required capstone credit when taken within 30 credits of graduation. (3 credits)

Minor Required

A minor is required for this major.* (Credits will vary)

The minor must be selected from the list of approved minors, including those outside the college of the major.
See List of Minors in the Undergraduate Catalog. Minors are generally completed during the last 60 credit hours of your program. Your minor may require prerequisites, so choosing a minor early is beneficial. See your Advisor to declare a minor.

*Double majors are exempt from a minor.

Foreign Language/Foreign Cultures

Foreign Language (8 CHs)/Foreign Culture Requirement (6 CHs): All BA students in the College of Arts and Sciences are required to complete either (i) the Foreign Language option or (ii) the Foreign Culture option, in either case with grades of C or higher.

TAKE 8 HOURS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE

• Select one two-course sequence of Spanish, French, Chinese, German, Latin, or American Sign Language.
• The first course in each of the two-course sequences is typically offered in the fall; the second course in each of the two-course sequences is typically offered in the spring.
• To determine whether to enroll in the first or the second course of the two-course French or Spanish sequences, incoming students with prior experience in French or Spanish must take a placement exam. Students who place above the beginning level will satisfy the Foreign Language option by earning a "C" or better in the second French or second Spanish course into which they have placed.
• Students who complete a 3000-level French or Spanish course with a "C" or above have demonstrated the mastery that is required in the two-course French or Spanish sequence and may request retroactive credit for the sequence. The retroactive credit will either be 3 or 6 credits, depending on their placement following the exam.
• This policy applies to Chinese as well, placement being determined by the professor of the program.

FC Foreign Culture Option

• Students who successfully completed 2 years of foreign language in high school have the option of taking 6 hours of foreign culture courses instead of 8 hours of college level foreign language.
• Foreign cultures contain (FC) in the course title.
• A complete list of foreign culture courses can be found in the Arts & Sciences Advising Office.

Free Electives (7 credits)

SELECT 7 HOURS 3000/4000 FREE ELECTIVES

This degree requires a minimum of 120 total hours with 48 upper (3000/4000) level hours. Free electives may be courses in any discipline (provided the required prerequisites are met) and they are the hours needed to satisfy the total hour requirement. These hours may vary (consult your advisor about free elective hours needed to graduate).