In addition to the general education requirements, the English major requires 33 hours of coursework in the following distribution:
British and American Literature (6 hours) choose two of the following:
ENGL 201: British Literature 1: Medieval through Eighteenth Century
ENGL 202: British Literature 2: Nineteenth Century through the Present
ENGL 203: American Literature 1: 1620-1865
ENGL 204: American Literature 2: 1865-1980
Advanced Literature Courses (6 hours)
Choose any two 300- or 400-level literature courses listed in the catalog, one of which must be Pre-1800 (Courses that fulfill Pre-1800 requirement include ENGL 305 Studies in Ancient through Medieval Literature; ENGL 306 Studies in 16th through 18th Century Literature; ENGL 337 Shakespeare; and some instances of ENGL 303 Single Author.).
Writing or Linguistics (3 hours) choose one of the following:
ENGL 266: Creative Writing I - Fiction
ENGL 267: Creative Writing I - Poetry
ENGL 268: Creative Writing I - Nonfiction
ENGL 353: Nature of the English Language
ENGL 366: Creative Writing II - Fiction
ENGL 367: Creative Writing II - Poetry
ENGL 368: Creative Writing II - Nonfiction
In addition, choose one English Elective (3 hours).
Students must take the following course as part of general education requirements:
PLSC 101 Government and Politics in the U.S.