English


The Department of English prepares students for the Bachelor of Arts in English degree. The Department assist student’s development with skills that lead to English majors being successful with entry into graduate school and other professions that are highly valued such as education, business, law, public relations, and ministry. For students seeking careers in teaching, the Department offers English courses that support teacher certification programs, including English Language Arts and Reading, 4-8, and English Language Arts and Reading, 7-12. Students interested in teaching should contact the Division of Education. Exit criteria for the Bachelor of Arts in English degree include the minimum grade requirement of “C” in all courses counting toward the major. Students must also complete the English exit exam; this departmental exam is used for diagnostic purposes only.

ENGLISH DEGREE PLAN

AREA, COURSE CODE AND NUMBER

COURSE NAME

CREDIT HOURS




General Core Education Requirements

See separate degree plan

44

Institutional Requirements

See separate degree plan

15

English Required Courses

 

36

Required Foreign Language

 

6

Electives

 

24

ENGL 2315

American Literature to 1865

3

ENGL 2326

American Literature since 1865

3

ENGL 3303

Literary Analysis

3

ENGL 3307

Advanced Composition

3

ENGL 3308

Creative Writing

3

ENGL 3309

British Masterpieces

3

ENGL 3313

Modern English Grammar

3

ENGL 4304

Classical Literature

3

ENGL 4306

Studies of British Literature

3

ENGL 4307

Studies in African-American Literature

3

ENGL 4309

Shakespeare

3

ENGL 4322

Introduction to Linguistics

3

 

 

 

Foreign Language Requirements

 

6

SPAN 2301

Intermediate Spanish I

 

SPAN 2302

Intermediate Spanish II

 

Electives

3000 and 4000 Levels

12

 

 

 

Total

124