English majors choose to concentrate in literature or creative writing and editing. Students who wish to pursue more than one concentration should meet 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
Students must take the following four courses:
Writing Electives
Students must choose two upper level writing courses from the following list:
Literature Electives
Students must take three literatures courses. One course must be at the 300-level. EN 463 Independent Study can count as one of the three electives.
Capstone Requirement
Students must take either EN 430 or IS 485 to fulfill their capstone requirement.
