English majors choose to concentrate in literature, writing, or editing and publishing. Students who wish to pursue more than one concentration should meeting with the department chair. The major consists of a minimum of forty (40) semester hours of course work within the department with a grade point average of ‘C’ (2.0) or above, exclusive of EN 104: Writing Foundations or EN 121: Writing. All majors in English must complete satisfactorily the Senior Seminar, the department’s capstone course.
Required Courses
Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
40
Of the literature courses, students must take:
(Courses can count in more than one category; see Department Chair with questions.)
Item #
Title
Credits
4
4
4
4
4
Sub-Total Credits
20
Major, with writing concentration
Ten courses, meeting these distribution requirements:
Item #
Title
Credits
12
4
8
4
4.0
Sub-Total Credits
40
Major, with editing and publishing concentration
Ten courses with a focus on understanding quality, understanding publishing, and the capstone course:
Item #
Title
Credits
8
4
4
4
4.0
Sub-Total Credits
40
Total Credits
40-80
