English, B.A.

a. Natural Science: 6

b. Social Science: 6

c. Humanities: 0-6

(completed by Major Requirements)

ENG Historical Survey Requirement: 6

• ENG 241 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I Credit(s): 3
• ENG 242 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II Credit(s): 3
• ENG 251 - SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I Credit(s): 3
• ENG 252 - SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II Credit(s): 3
• ENG 265 - SURVEY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE I Credit(s): 3
• ENG 266 - SURVEY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE II Credit(s): 3

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• ENG 330 - TEXT AND CONTEXT: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3

• Majors must complete this core course after completing the premajor requirements and before going on to 400- level courses in the major. ENG 330  fulfills the Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement. ENG 330  is repeatable for up to six hours of credit as an ENG elective.

ENG Early Period Requirement: 0-3

• ENG 241 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I Credit(s): 3
• ENG 251 - SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I Credit(s): 3
• ENG 341 - CHAUCER AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES Credit(s): 3
• ENG 342 - SHAKESPEARE Credit(s): 3
• ENG 343 - RENAISSANCE DRAMA AND SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
• ENG 518 - ADVANCED HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Credit(s): 3
• ENG 519 - INTRODUCTION TO OLD ENGLISH Credit(s): 3

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• Other Early Period subtitled courses as designated at the 300-400 level Credit(s): 3

Diversity Requirement: 3

• ENG 260 - INTRODUCTION TO BLACK WRITERS Credit(s): 3
• ENG 265 - SURVEY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE I Credit(s): 3
• ENG 266 - SURVEY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE II Credit(s): 3
• ENG 361 - EARLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE Credit(s): 3
• ENG 362 - FLIGHTS TO FREEDOM: LITERATURE OF THE GREAT BLACK MIGRATIONS Credit(s): 3
• ENG 368 - CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOICES Credit(s): 3
• ENG 369 - AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN’S WRITING Credit(s): 3
• ENG 370 - LITERATURE ACROSS BORDERS Credit(s): 3
• ENG 460G - STUDIES IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
• ENG 470G - COMPARATIVE AND TRANSNATIONAL STUDIES IN LITERATURE: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
• ENG 490G - STUDIES IN LITERATURE AND GENDER: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
• Any other course designated as a Diversity course at the 200-500 level Credit(s): 3

Major Core hours: 9-15

From the Major Department:

Majors must take an additional seven courses in ENG (Major Electives) primarily at the 300-level and above. Of these required seven courses:

• two courses must be at the 400-level, of which one must be above ENG 425  (i.e., not ENG 401 , ENG 405 , or ENG 407 );
• two courses maximum may be counted from additional Historical Surveys (surveys cannot be doublecounted for the Historical Survey Requirement and for the total ENG course requirement);
• two courses maximum may be counted from among ENG 207 , ENG 221 , ENG 260 , ENG 280 , and ENG 290 .

All additional courses must be at the 300-500 level in ENG. Majors should fulfill the Early Period and Diversity Requirements from among these courses if they have not been already satisfied (e.g., by survey classes or ENG 330 ) Credit(s): 21

From Outside the Major Department

• For the English B.A. degree, 9 additional hours at the 200+ level outside English are required in allied departments and programs in Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education. Applicable departments and programs include (by prefix): A&S, AAS, AIS, ANT, APP, CHI, CLA, EDC, EDU, EPE, GER, GWS, HJS, HIS, HMN, HON, IAS, ITA, JOU, JPN, LAS, LIN, MAS, MCL, PHI, PS, RS, SPA, ST, WRD Credit(s): 9