2023-2024 Catalog

English B.A.

Course Requirements

Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ENGL 200WReading Literature and Culture

4

Fall, Spring.
ENGL 300WIntroduction to Theory and Criticism

4

Fall, Spring.
ENGL 460WSeminar in English

4

Fall, Spring.

ONE COURSE from:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ENGL 220WIntroduction to Creative Writing

4

Fall, Spring.
ENGL 222WIntroduction to Professional Writing

4

Annually
ENGL 230WWorkplace Writing

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
ENGL 231WMultimodal Writing

4

Alternate years.
ENGL 232WPublic and Community Writing

4

Alternate years.
ENGL 233WWriting for the Health Professions

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
ENGL 250Topics Course in Writing

4

As needed.

ONE COURSE from:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ENGL 208British Literature

4

Annually.
ENGL 209American Literature

4

Annually.
ENGL 210Children’s Literature: Interpretation and Evaluation

4

As needed.
ENGL 212Adolescent Literature: Images of Youth

4

Annually.

TWENTY ADDITIONAL CREDIT HOURS

Twenty additional credit hours of ENGL courses. A minimum of sixteen credits must be at the 300- or 400-level (and at least TWO of these must be in Literature). ONE may be an additional 200-level course.*

 

*ENGL 477 Internship in Professional Writing is recommended. 

 
NOTE: All ENGL majors should consider taking the one credit ENGL 203 (offered Fall) as an elective within their first two years.

Total Credit Hours: 40

Course Requirements for English B.A.—with Concentration in Creative Writing

Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ENGL 200WReading Literature and Culture

4

Fall, Spring.
ENGL 220WIntroduction to Creative Writing

4

Fall, Spring.
ENGL 460WSeminar in English

4

Fall, Spring.

TWO COURSES from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ENGL 371WIntermediate Creative Writing, Fiction

4

Annually.
ENGL 372WIntermediate Creative Writing, Poetry

4

Annually.
ENGL 373WIntermediate Creative Writing, Nonfiction Prose

4

As needed.
 

TWENTY ADDITIONAL CREDIT HOURS

Twenty additional credit hours of ENGL courses. A minimum of sixteen credits must be at the 300- or 400-level, which may include more 37X workshop courses which can be repeated for credit. ONE may be an additional 200-level course.*

 

*We recommend the ENGL 477 Internship in Professional Writings part of the additional 20 credits, and/or both ENGL 375 and ENGL 376 Shoreline Production.

 
NOTE: All ENGL majors should consider taking the one credit ENGL 203 (offered Fall) as an elective within their first two years.

Total Credit Hours: 40

Course Requirements for English B.A. with Concentration in Professional Writing

Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ENGL 200WReading Literature and Culture

4

Fall, Spring.
ENGL 222WIntroduction to Professional Writing

4

Annually
ENGL 378WAdvanced Workshop in Professional Writing

4

Alternate years.
ENGL 379WRhetoric for Professional Writing

4

Alternate years.
ENGL 460WSeminar in English

4

Fall, Spring.
ENGL 477WInternship in Professional Writing

4

As needed.

SIXTEEN ADDITIONAL CREDIT HOURS

Sixteen additional credit hours of ENGL courses. A minimum of eight credits must be at the 300- or 400-level, which may include more 37X workshop courses which can be repeated for credit. Up to eight credits may be addition 200-level courses.
 
NOTE: All ENGL majors should consider taking the one credit ENGL 203 (offered Fall) as an elective within their first two years.

Total Credit Hours: 40