Note: A cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required in the major’s required courses.
Required Core Courses (21 credits)
| ENGL 150 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 280 | Survey I: Beowulf to Chaucer | 3 |
| ENGL 281 | Survey II: Utopia to Gulliver's Travels | 3 |
| ENGL 282 | Survey III: Revolution and Nationalism | 3 |
| ENGL 283 | Survey IV: Victorianism to Modernity | 3 |
| HUMS 250 | Theory & Research in Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| ENGL 495 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
Senior Seminar is offered in both the fall and spring semesters. Students will prepare a prospectus for the Senior Seminar project in English 342 prior to taking the seminar. Once English department faculty members have approved the prospectus, the student will be allowed to enroll in Senior Seminar and will complete the project during that semester.
Seminar-level Coursework (15 credits)
300 level English courses vary in topic and are repeatable if the course title/description is different.
Students may choose to pair literature-focused seminars with either (or both) creative writing and rhetorical studies-focused seminars. Total credits must equal 15 (6 of which must be literature).
Supporting Course Requirements (6 credits)
Any 300-400 level courses that are neither ‘ENGL’ nor cross-listed with ‘ENGL’.