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Bachelor of Arts in English

English Major with Pre-Education Option

Program Curriculum

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Degree Core Requirements ¹
Foundational Theories and Content
ENGL 1004	Books, Libraries, Archives	3
ENGL 1514	Language and Society	3
ENGL 2604	Introduction to Critical Reading	3
ENGL 3324	Acts of Interpretation	3
ENGL 3754	Advanced Writing and Research	3
English and Cross-cultural Representation
Select two of the following:		6
ENGL 3144	Language and Ethnicity in the United States
ENGL 3644	The Postcolonial Novel
ENGL 3654	Ethnic American Literature
ENGL 3834	Intercultural Issues in Professional Writing
Subtotal		21
Major Requirements
Literary History
ENGL 2534	American Literary History	3
ENGL 2544	British Literary History	3
Capstone Experience
ENGL 4784	Senior Seminar	3
ENGL 3900	Bridge Experience	0
Option Required Courses
Shakespeare
ENGL 4164	Studies in Shakespeare	3
Literature by Women (3000 or 4000 level)
Select one of the following:		3
ENGL 3364	Topics in Literature by Women
ENGL 4624	Studies in a British Author after 1800
ENGL 4634	Studies in an American Author before 1900
ENGL 4644	Studies in an American Author after 1900
Underrepresented Authors
Select one of the following:		3
ENGL 2644	Introduction to African-American Literature
ENGL 3514	Ethnic Literature for Children
ENGL 3654	Ethnic American Literature
ENGL 4624	Studies in a British Author after 1800
ENGL 4634	Studies in an American Author before 1900
ENGL 4644	Studies in an American Author after 1900
Free Electives in English (3000 or 4000 level)
Select six credits of Free Electives		6
Subtotal		24
Free Electives
Select 30 hours of Free Electives		30
Subtotal		30
Pathways to General Education
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse
ENGL 1105	First-Year Writing (1F)	3
ENGL 1106	First-Year Writing (1F)	3
Select three hours in Pathway 1a		3
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities
Select six hours in Pathway 2		6
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences
Select six hours in Pathway 3		6
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences
Select six hours in Pathway 4		6
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking
Select six hours in Pathway 5f		6
Select three hours in Pathway 5a		3
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts
Select three hours in Pathway 6a		3
Select three hours in Pathway 6d		3
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States
Select three hours in Pathway 7		3
Subtotal		45
Total Credits		120

¹: In accordance with university guidelines, courses satisfying degree core requirements may not be double counted to satisfy other areas of a degree (e.g.Pathways).
²: Course is required for this major have other pre-requisites/co-requisites and/or enrollment requirements. Please refer to the Undergraduate Catalog or consult your advisor for information about the specific pre-req/co-req or enrollment requirements for a specific course.

Note: All English courses above the 1000-level have as a pre-requisite completion of the First-Year Writing Requirement—i.e., completion of 1106 or COMM 1016 Communication Skills.

Satisfactory Progress Toward the B.A. in English, Major in English: Pre-Education Option

Satisfactory progress toward the B.A. in English, Major in English: Pre-Education Option, requires that upon having attempted 72 credits (including transfer, advanced placement, advanced standing, credit by examination, and course withdrawal), students must have passed 12 of the required credits in the English Core (Section I) and have attained a GPA of 2.0 or better both within the major and overall. In order to graduate, students must complete the degree with a GPA of 2.0 or better both within the English Major: Pre-Education Option and overall. All English courses above the 1000-level are factored into the in-major GPA.

Graduation Requirements

The B.A. in English with a Major in English, in the Pre-Education Option, requires 45 hours in English, distributed as follows, and 120 hours overall. In accordance with university guidelines, courses satisfying degree core requirements may not be double counted to satisfy other areas of a degree (e.g. Pathways).

Note: All English courses above the 1000-level have as a pre-requisite completion of the First-Year Writing Requirement—i.e., completion of 1106 or COMM 1016 Communication Skills . Some courses required for this major have other prerequisites/co-requisites and/or enrollment requirements. Such courses are identified by an asterisk (*) on this checksheet. Please refer to the Undergraduate Catalog or consult your advisor for information about the specific pre-req/co-req or enrollment requirements for a specific course.

Foreign Language Requirement

3 years in high school or
2 years in high school + an 1106 foreign language (e.g., FR, GR, SPAN) or
Less than 2 years in high school + an 1105-1106 foreign language (e.g., FR, GR, SPAN) grouping.