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Dec 05, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
English, B.A.
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Under the guidance of faculty advisors, English majors complete a program in one of two areas of study: literature, rhetoric and cultural studies or journalism. Each student is required to take the 15-credit English core, in addition to a 30-31 credit area of study. Students earning a B.A. in English may not double major in the B.F.A. in Creative Writing.
Program Learning Outcomes for B.A. in English.
Students pursuing the B.A. in English are required to:
- Maintain at least a 2.000 grade point average in the major.
- Complete 21 credits from upper-division courses in the major.
- Complete the Senior Seminar requirement ENG 498A or ENG 498B .
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English core (15 credits)
area of study requirements (30-31 credits)
Students complete requirements for literature, rhetoric and cultural studies or journalism area of study. literature, rhetoric and cultural studies area of study (30 credits)
At least 18 of the 24 elective credits must be at the upper-division level and at least six credits must be at the 400-level. Although many courses satisfy elective requirements in multiple areas (in the diversity, pre-1850, post-1850 and additional elective categories), elective courses cannot be double-counted. literature, rhetoric and cultural studies core requirement (6 credits)
electives
two courses from each group - diversity: world literature, comparative literature, cultural diversity, literature in translation, film and gender, women’s literature or multicultural literature
- pre-1850: literature written before 1850
- post-1850: literature written after 1850
- additional electives
diversity (6 credits)
two of the following* literature written before 1850 (6 credits)
two of the following* literature written after 1850 (6 credits)
two of the following* additional electives (6 credits)
two of the following Courses listed above under diversity, pre-1850 and post-1850 can also count as additional electives after students complete the required six credits in those categories. journalism area of study (30 credits)
Journalism prepares students for a career in the news media. Journalism students are encouraged to minor in history, American studies, foreign languages, music, religion, art history, peace studies or political science. journalism core requirements (21 credits)
nine credits
Choose 9 credits from the following courses.(at least six credits must be at the upper-division) |
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