Requirements for Major in English

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CORE SEQUENCE

All majors must complete five of the following six courses:

            ENGL 202-- Biblical and Classical Literature

ENGL 205--British Literature I

ENGL 206--British Literature II

ENGL 300--Texts and Contexts

ENGL 324-- Shakespeare

ENGL 340-- American Literature to the Civil War

     OR

ENGL 341--American Literature: Civil War to World War II

The English major in Literary Studies takes in addition to the core sequence a minimum of seven courses. At least six of these courses must be at the 300 level. One of the seven courses must be a 480 seminar, and at least one course must be from each of the following groups:

Medieval and Renaissance literature, excluding ENGL 324

Literature between 1700 and 1900

Modern literature (since 1900)

Cultural and theoretical studies

Prior to the pre-registration period each semester, the English Department lists those courses offered in each of these groups. Check with the Department for your copy of that listing.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

An English major must have a minimum of 12 courses and a maximum of 15 courses in the major. Remember that ONLY 15 courses can be counted toward the degree.

ENGL 307, 308, 309, 310, 407, 409 count toward the English major only as part of the concentration in Journalism; ENGL 312, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 464 count toward the English major only as part of the concentration in Business and Technical Writing.

ENGL 200, 204, 210, 301, 365 do not count toward the English major.