Undergraduate Degree Programs
English Major: 36 credits
(exclusive of EN 101 and 102)
Tracks in English
- Secondary Teaching
- Broad Field English/Communication Arts
- Pre-Law
- Minor for Elementary Teachers
- Minor for Secondary Teachers
Required courses for Major: EN 150, 303, 305, 306; 327, 328 or 329; 330 or 430; 331 or 431; 332 or 432; 333 or 433; 340, 402, and 412.
Additional requirements for Secondary Teachers: EN 207, 225, RLA 345.
Broad Field English/Communication Arts Major: 56 credits total (English: 30-32 credits; Communication Arts: 24-25 credits)
Preparation for Broad Field Major: EN 101, 102, and 150; CA 101, CA 228.
Required English courses: EN 327/328/329, 412, and 402.
Required Writing courses: CA 209, EN 228, CA 228 and CA 311.
Required Communication Arts courses: CA 108, 210, 206 and 317. Recommended CA courses: CA 201 and Practicum/Internship.
Recommended for Secondary Teachers: CA 317.
To complete the necessary number of English credits for the EN/CA major, the student selects one of several options from the courses required of English majors. A student preparing to teach must meet the indicated requirements.
Pre-Law
The Pre-Law sequence with English as a major requires 34 hours in English with specific requirements in History, Communication Arts, Political Science, Sociology, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Business and a foreign language.
Non-teaching English Minor: 24 credits
Required courses for Minor: EN 150, 305 or 306; 327, 328 or 329; 330 or 430; 331 or 431; 332 or 432; 333 or 433; 412.
Secondary teaching Minor: 27 credits + RLA 345
Required courses for a Minor: EN 150, 207, 225, 305 or 306; 327, 328 or 329; 333 or 433, 412; two courses in British Literature chosen from EN 330 or 430; 331 or 431; 332 or 432; 340; and RLA 345.
Elementary teaching Minor: 24 credits
Required courses for Minor: EN 150, 207, 208, 225, 303, 305 or 306; 327, 328 or 329; 333 or 433.
Required courses for Major: EN 150, 208, 315, 316, 415, and 225; one British literature course from EN 327, 328, 329; 331, 332, or 340; one American literature course from EN 211, 306, or 213; one literature course from EN 303, 333, or 433; EN 402, 412 and three credits from EN 228, 403 (to be taken for no more than three credits), CA 209, CA 400, Internships (1-3 credits).