Major & Minor Requirements

Please see the College Catalog for full requirements.

The English major

• 36 Credits
• Required Courses
  • English 290 and 491
  • One elective at the 100- or 200-level chosen from 176-179, 200, 201, 230-233, 245, 246, 250-252, or 270
  • At least three other 200- or 300-level courses meeting specific requirements
    • One early period British literature course, chosen from English 335, 336, 337, 338, 350, or 357
    • One course in American literature, chosen from 347, 348, or 349
    • One course in underrepresented literatures, chosen from 201, 245, 246, 270, 346, 376, or another course identified as counting in this category
  • Three electives at the 300- or 400-level
    • One of the electives may, with the written approval of the English Department, be a literature course at the 300-level or higher offered by another department on campus
  • Senior Requirements
    • English 491
    • One-hour oral exam
    • Revised seminar paper; graded by two to three faculty

See the college catalog for full requirements.

The English minor

• 20 Credits
• Required Courses
  • One elective from
    • 176-179, 200, 230-233, 245, 246, 250-252, 270, or 290
  • At least three other 200-or-300-level courses meeting specific requirements
    • One early period British literature course, chosen from English 335, 336, 337, 338, 350, or 357
    • One course in American literature, chosen from 347, 348, or 349
    • One course in underrepresented literatures, chosen from 245, 246, 270, 376, or another course identified as counting in this category
  • One elective at the 300-400 level

See the college catalog for full requirements.

The Creative Writing minor:

• 20 Credits
• Required Courses
  • English 150
  • One literature course in English
  • Two courses in one of the following genres
    • English 250 and 320 (Fiction)
    • English 251 and 321 (Poetry)
    • English 252 and 322 (Creative Nonfiction)
  • One creative writing elective at the 200 or 300 level
• Other notes
  • If majoring in English and minoring in Creative Writing, one creative writing and one literature course may count toward both

See the college catalog for full requirements.