Majors, Minors & Requirements

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAJOR IN ENGLISH

A total of fifty (50) credits as follows:

Track I: Concentration in Literature

A total of fifty (50) credits as follows:
Track I: Concentration in Literature

  1. Three (3) courses in English literature written before 1800, at least two of which must be at the 300 level (i.e., 230, 260, 315-341)
  2. English 385, to be taken by the end of the junior year (may also satisfy #1 or #5)
  3. English 485
  4. English 483-484 (2 credits)
  5. Eight (8) additional courses in English, 200 or above, at least 6 of which must be in literature.
    Of the above required courses, a minimum of eight 4-credit courses must be numbered 300 or above. (English 460 does not fulfill this requirement.)

Literature Track Worksheet for Majors

Track II: Concentration in Literature and Creative Writing

  1. Two course in English literature written before 1800 at the 300 level  (i.e., 315-341)
  2. English 385, to be taken by the end of the junior year
  3. Four additional courses in literature (one film course or internship may be counted in this category)
  4. Four courses chosen from English 200, 201, 203, 204, 300, 301, 310, 311 or a writing course in any other department, subject to approval by the English Department. The five courses (20 credits) must include both 300-level workshops in the student’s major genre (fiction, poetry), at least one of which must be taken in the junior year.
  5. English 483-484 (2 credits) or English 481-482 (2 credits, by permission only)
  6. English 485
    Of the above required courses, a minimum of eight 4-credit hour courses must be numbered 300 or above. (English 460 does not fulfill this requirement.)
    Note: Those considering the concentration in writing should contact one of the creative writing professors for early advising, preferably by the end of the first year.

Creative Writing and Literature Track Worksheet for Majors

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN ENGLISH

A total of twenty (20) credits as follows:

  1. Two courses at the 200 level
  2. Three additional courses in English numbered 300 or higher

HONORS IN ENGLISH

  1. Courses required: fulfillment of the requirements for a major in English;
    English 495-496.
  2. A substantial, in-depth thesis
  3. Approval by the English Honors Committee.