Major and Minor Requirements

College Catalog
Requirements for all majors and minors are listed in the College Catalog.

Students can earn majors with a teaching or non-teaching emphasis, and they can choose to major or minor in English. All non-teaching majors take at least two years of a foreign language. Among other courses, the department offers creative writing, composition, expository and critical writing, structure of the English language, world literature, Shakespeare, contemporary fiction, 20th century American literature, and women in literature. In addition, students complete a comprehensive experience before graduating.

Resources:

Bachelor's Degree
  • Major in English, concentration in language, (Bachelor of Arts only) 39 hours:
    ENG 115, 321, 350, 352, 485; 310 or 311; 332 or 333; two courses selected from 340, 342, 344; 12 hours of electives in English courses (200 level and above); MODL 201; modern language courses at the 300 level and above. [course descriptions]

  • Major in English, concentration in literature, (Bachelor of Arts only) 39 hours:
    ENG 115, 311, 321, 332, 333, 335, 340, 342, 344, 485; nine hours of electives from English courses (200 level and above) or MODL 201. [course descriptions]

  • Major in English, concentration in writing, (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science) 39 hours:
    ENG 115, 201, 317, 321, 477, 485; 310 or 311; 332 or 333; 363 or 364; one course selected from 340, 342, 344; nine hours of electives from English courses (200 level and above); MODL 201; COMM 363.
    [course descriptions]

    • Majors must successfully complete the senior comprehensive evaluation prior to graduation. Details are available from the department chair.

    • Minor in English, 24 hours:
      24 hours of electives selected from English courses (200 level and above) or MODL 201. [course descriptions]

    • Minor in journalism, 23-25 hours:
      ART 131 or 221; COMM 130 or 365; ENG 201, 317, 363, 364, 377; three hours selected from COMM 320, 350, or 363. [course descriptions]

    • Minor in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), 24 hours:
      ENG/MODL 350, 352, 354; ENG 310 or 311; six hours intermediate French, German or Spanish; one 300 or 400-level course in French, German or Spanish*; one course chosen from COMM 256; ECON 320; ENG 238, 310, or 311 (not used to meet above requirements); HIST 227; SOC 228. [course descriptions]

    *International students will be exempt from the language courses if their native language is not English. Students who have completed one semester of study abroad may substitute (upon approval of the program coordinator) an appropriate course from their study abroad if their non-English academic experience is substantial.

    Requirements for the teaching major are available in the Office of Teacher Education.
 
Associate of Arts Degree

  • Major in English, with a concentration in language, 24-25 hours:
    ENG 350, 352; 310 or 311; one modern language course (three or four hours); 12 hours of electives from English courses (200 level and above); MODL 201; modern language courses (300 level and above).[course descriptions]

  • Major in English, with a concentration in literature, 24 hours:
    ENG 115, 332 or 333; two courses selected from ENG 340, 342, 344; 12 hours of electives from English courses (200 level and above) or MODL 201. [course descriptions]

  • Major in English, with a concentration in writing, 24 hours:
    ENG 201, 317, 477; 363 or 364; 12 hours of electives from English courses (200 level and above); MODL 201; COMM 363.[course descriptions]