The English major consists of 36 credits (12 courses) in English above the 100 level. Of those, 18 credits (6 courses) must be at or above the 300 level.
All majors must fulfill the following course requirements, with a grade of C or better:
1. Two parts of Principles of Literary Study: 350:219 and 350:220
2. Four courses in different historical periods, taken at the 300- or 400-level: one each in four of the following five categories:
a. Medieval
b. Renaissance (Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century)
c. Restoration / Eighteenth-Century
d. Nineteenth-Century
e. Twentieth-Century and after
3. One course in African-American, Ethnic American, or Global Anglophone Literature
4. One course in Literary Theory
5. One 400-level seminar (219 & 220 are prerequisites)
6. Three English electives make up the remaining 9 credits. Any course that does not fulfill a specific requirement is considered and elective.
A course taken to fulfill a historical period requirement may also be used to fulfill the African-American literature or the seminar requirement, if it is so designated in the departmental handbook. Likewise, a seminar may be used to meet the literary theory or African-American requirement, if it is so designated. However, no course may be used to fulfill more than two requirements.
Courses that may count as credits toward the major are listed under the subject codes 350 (English), 351 (English:Topics), 353 (English: Literary Theory), and 354 (Film Studies).
Please note that some 351 courses will satisfy historical period or theory requirements, when designated by the instructor. The department handbook will provide a list of such courses every semester.
A grade of C or better must be earned in all courses used to fulfill the requirements of the major.
