Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Major Requirements/English (36 credits)
EN-226	Literary Studies for English Majors	3
EN-227	Foundations of British Literature	3
EN-228	Foundations of American Literature	3
EN-229	Non-European Literature in English	3
(EN-227, EN-228, EN-229 satisfy Literature (LIT) in General Education)
(EN-229 satisfies Global Understanding (GU) in General Education)
EN-305	Shakespeare I	3
or EN-306	Shakespeare II
Select one of the following:		3
EN-441	Criticism and Theory
EN-442	Language and Linguistics
(EN-442 satisfies Technological Literacy (TL) in General Education if selected)
EN-443	History of the English Language
EN-470	Theory and Practice of Writing (Elementary Education Majors) 1
EN-474	Approaches to Composition Theory (Secondary & Special Education Majors) 1
EN-251	Creative Writing: Introduction	3
Select one of the following:		3
EN-252	Creative Writing: Fiction
EN-253	Creative Writing: Poetry
EN-254	Creative Writing: Drama
EN-255	Creative Writing: Non-Fiction
Select one additional Literature Elective at the 300+ level (excluding EN-342, EN-384, EN-388, EN-488, and EN-489)		3
EN-352	Craft of Writing	3
EN-451	Advanced Creative Writing	3
Select one course designated with Course Type: ENCWU (excluding EN-342, EN-388, EN-488, and EN-384)		3
Interdisciplinary Requirements (6 credits)
Select 6 credits from the same World Language, any level		6
(Satisfies World Language requirement in General Education)
Free Electives (42 credits) 2
Select 42 or more credits of free electives		42
General Education Requirements (36 credits) 3
Complete 36 credits as outlined on the General Education table.		36
Total Credits		120

¹

EN/ED majors MUST take EN-470 Theory and Practice of Writing (3 cr.) or EN-474 Approaches to Composition Theory (3 cr.) to fulfill the above credits.

²

Please consult with your advisor regarding the required number of free electives that must be completed.

³

The General Education curriculum requires the completion of 45 credits. However, students may be able to share credits from within their major or interdisciplinary requirements. Please consult with your advisor to determine which General Education courses must be completed.

 Notes

• 54 credits must be completed at the 200 level or higher.
• The English Department awards Departmental Honors to those graduating seniors who successfully completes a senior thesis, two designated courses beyond the standard major requirements, a 3.50 major GPA, a 3.30 overall GPA, and  fulfillment of the World Language requirement for English majors.

Sequence Chart

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EN-101 College Composition I	3	EN-102 College Composition II	3
HS-xxx Gen*Ed Historical Perspectives (HS.SV)	3	Gen*Ed Historical Perspectives (HS.SV) or Social Science Survey (SS.SV)	3
Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL	3	MA-xxx Gen*Ed Mathematics	3
Gen*Ed Social Science Survey (SS.SV)	3	Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL	3
FO-xxx World Language (Satisfies World Language requirement in Gen*Ed)	3	World Language course	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EN-229 Non-European Literature in English (Gen*Ed Global Understanding (GU) and Literature (LIT))	3	EN-227 Foundations of British Literature	3
EN-226 Literary Studies for English Majors (Gen*Ed Writing Intensive (WT)	3	EN-251 Creative Writing: Introduction	3
Gen*Ed Reasoned Oral Discourse (RD)	3	Free Electives	9
Gen*Ed Aesthetics (AT) AR, DA, MU, TH	3
Free Elective	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EN-228 Foundations of American Literature	3	EN-3xx+ English Elective	3
EN-305 Shakespeare I or 306	3	EN-200+ Creative Writing Elective, see curriculum chart for choices	3
EN-252, EN-253, EN-254, or EN-255 See Curriculum Chart for titles	3	Free Electives	9
Free Electives	6
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EN-441, EN-442 (satisfies Technological Literacy (TL) in General Education, or EN-443	3	EN-451 Advanced Creative Writing	3
EN-300+ or EN-400+ (Gen*Ed Experiential Education (Ex)	3	Free Electives	12
EN-352 Craft of Writing	3
Gen*Ed PR-xxx Interdisciplinary Perspectives (ISP)	3
Free Electives	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Total Credits 120