Majors, Minors & Requirements

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAJOR IN ENGLISH

A total of 11 courses (forty four credits) as follows:

1. English 285, normally taken before the end of the sophomore year.
2. English 385, normally taken in spring of the junior year (students abroad may take this course in senior year).
3. English 485, normally taken in the senior year.
4. Eight (8) additional courses in English, 190 or above, at least 6 of which must be in literature.
   
   Of the eleven required courses, a minimum of seven (7) must be numbered 300 or above. (English 460 does not fulfill this requirement.)
   
   Of the eleven required courses, a minimum of three (3) must be in literature written before 1800 (i.e., 230, 260, 315-341, 485 where topic is appropriate) with at least two (2) numbered 300 or above.

Track II: Concentration in Literature and Creative Writing

1. English 285, normally taken by the end of the sophomore year.
2. English 385, normally taken in spring of the junior year. (Students abroad may take this course in the senior year.)
3. Four courses chosen from English 200, 201, 203, 204, 300, 301, 400, 401.  The four courses (16 credits) must include three workshops in the student’s major genre (fiction or poetry), one each at the 200-, 300-, and 400-level.
4. English 485, normally taken in the senior year.
5. Four additional courses in literature, 190 or above. (One film course or internship may be counted in this category).
   
   Of the eleven required courses, a minimum of seven (7) must be numbered 300 or above. (English 460 does not fulfill this requirement.)
   
   Of the eleven required courses, at least one (1) must be in literature written before 1800, and this course must be numbered 300 or above (i.e., 315-341, 485 where topic is appropriate).
   
   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.

Literature and Creative Writing Track Worksheet for Majors
Class of 2010
Class of 2011 and beyond

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.

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