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BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH - 123 hours required for graduation

GENERAL EDUCATION—50 to 52 hours
Must take MATH 100, 111 or higher or BST 104.

MAJOR—42 hours (Option A) or 42 hours (Option B)

*Students beginning Fall 2006: Select four (4) additional Literature courses from
300/400 level.

Option A: Literature—42 hours
Core Courses: ENGL 230, 250, 303, 315, 334, 401, 477*
Select one from ENGL 320, 321, 350, or 351 (for students starting Fall 2006)
Select one from ENGL 316, 317, 408
Select one from ENGL 337, 338, 339, 340, 342, 343
Select five (5) additional Literature courses from 300/400 level.

Option B: Professional Writing—42 hours
Core Courses: ENGL 112, 204, 225, 250, 303, 304, 315, 334, 477*
Select one from ENGL 230, 255, 306, 401
Select one from ENGL 316, 317, 408
Select one from ENGL 337, 338, 339, 340, 342, 343
Select one from ENGL 227, 430, 431
Select one from ENGL 310, 429

COGNATES—9 hours (Option A) or 21 hours (Option B)

Option A: Literature
Six hours in the same foreign language at the 200 level or above, excluding courses
on foreign cultures taught in English. Three hours from among British, American, or
World History** (can be cross-listed with General Education Core).

Option B: Professional Writing
Six hours in the same foreign language at the 200 level or above, excluding courses
on foreign culture taught in English. Three hours from ART 213 or ART 217. Twelve
hour area study in a single discipline or a set of related disciplines, to be designed
with and approved by the student’s advisor (nine-hour area study for those entering
after Fall 2003).

MATH REQUIREMENTS—MATH 100, 111 or higher, or BST 104

ELECTIVES—to bring total hours to 123

Minor in Literature—15 hours
ENGL 250 and 334; three courses in literature from the 300-400 level.
Minor in English: Technical Writing—15 hours
ENGL 112, 204, 306, 310, and either 303 or 429. (Designed for students in technical or
business fields).

Minor in English: Writing—15 hours
ENGL 303; one course from ENGL 230, 255, 401; three courses from ENGL 225, 226,
227, 304, 310, 429, 430, 431.

Students should check the English Department Advising Handbook for English
and English Education Majors for a schedule of course offerings. The Advising
Handbook is available in the English Department office, Hill Hall 226.

*For students who began in Fall 2003 and after.
*May count as a General Education credit.

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SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE — ENGLISH (LITERATURE OPTION)

FRESHMAN YEAR - 1st Semester

• ENGL 101*..........................3
• G ED 100............................3
• COM 100.............................3
• HHP 122 OR 157..................2
• Foreign Language***.............3
• G ED Info. Skills...................1

TOTAL...15

FRESHMAN YEAR - 2nd Semester

• ENGL 102........................... 3
• ENGL 150**.........................3
• G ED MATH.........................3
• G ED Fine Arts.....................3
• Foreign Language***..............3

TOTAL...15

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SOPHOMORE YEAR - 1st Semester

• ENGL 250............................3
• Foreign Language.................3
• G ED Nat. Sci......................3-4
• G ED Am. Trad.****...............3
• Elective................................3

TOTAL...15-16

SOPHOMORE YEAR - 2nd Semester

• ENGL 230............................3
• Foreign Language.................3
• American Literature...............3
• G ED Soc. Struct..................3
• G ED 200 ............................3

TOTAL...15

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JUNIOR YEAR - 1st Semester

• Expository writing..................3
• G ED Nat. Sci. .................... 3-4
• HIST 201+.............................3
• Minority literature...................3
• Elective.................................3

TOTAL...15-16

JUNIOR YEAR - 2nd Semester

• Shakespeare........................3
• Literature course...................3
• History/ Eng. Lang................3
• G ED Fine Arts.....................3
• Brit./Am./World Hist..............3
• Elective................................3

TOTAL...18

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SENIOR YEAR - 1st Semester

• Literary Criticism.......................3
• Senior Seminar.........................3
• Literature course.......................3
• G ED Int’l. Persp.or elective***....3
• Elective....................................3

TOTAL...15

SENIOR YEAR - 2nd Semester

• Literature course.......................3
• Literature course.......................3
• Literature course.......................3
• G ED Int’l. Persp.*** ................ 3
• Elective....................................3

TOTAL...15

*Students whose English placement indicates ENGL 099 must complete this course before enrolling in ENGL 101.
**Prerequisite for all 300-400 level literature courses.
***First year foreign language courses may count as G ED Credit.
****American History cognate may also count as G ED credit.
+World History cognate may also count as G ED credit.

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SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE — ENGLISH (PROFESSIONAL WRITING OPTION)

FRESHMAN YEAR - 1st Semester

• ENGL 101*.............................3
• G ED 100...............................3
• COM 100................................3
• HHP 157 OR 122.....................2
• Foreign Language***................3
• G ED Info. Skills......................1

TOTAL...15

FRESHMAN YEAR - 2nd Semester

• ENGL 102................................ 3
• ENGL 150**..............................3
• G ED MATH..............................3
• G ED Fine Arts..........................3
• Foreign Language***...................3

TOTAL...15

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SOPHOMORE YEAR - 1st Semester

• ENGL 250..................................3
• Foreign Language.......................3
• G ED Nat. Sci........................... 3-4
• G ED Am. Trad.****....................3
• English Language*......................3

TOTAL...15-16

SOPHOMORE YEAR - 2nd Semester

• Writing 200/300 level...................3
• Foreign Language.......................3
• American Literature.....................3
• G ED Soc. Struct........................3
• G ED 200...................................3

TOTAL...15

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JUNIOR YEAR - 1st Semester

• Expository Writing.....................3
• G ED Nat. Sci...........................3-4
• HIST 201 or 202+......................3
• Minority literature......................3
• Elective....................................3

TOTAL...15-16

JUNIOR YEAR - 2nd Semester

• Shakespeare............................3
• Writing course..........................3
• Eng. Lang. course....................3
• Art 213 or Art 217.....................3
• G ED Fine Arts.........................3
• Elective....................................3

TOTAL...18

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SENIOR YEAR - 1st Semester

• Literary Criticism........................3
• Writing course............................3
• Writing course............................3
• G ED Int’l. Persp. or Elective***....3
• Senior Seminar...........................3

TOTAL...15

SENIOR YEAR - 2nd Semester

• Writing course............................3
• Writing course............................3
• Brit./Am./World Hist....................3
• History or Elective.......................3
• G ED Int’l. Persp. or Elective***....3

TOTAL...15

*Students whose English placement indicates ENGL 099 must complete this course before enrolling in ENGL 101.
**Prerequisite for all 300-400 level literature courses.
***First year foreign language courses may count as G ED Credit.
****American History cognate may also count as G ED credit.
+World History cognate may also count as G ED credit.

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY

1. Timothy C. Alderman, Chair Barbara Ladner
2. Carol Acker Juris Lidaka
3. Jean Anaporte Sandra Marshburn
4. Karen Anderson Tayoba Ngenge
5. Jessica Barnes-Pietruszynski Jeffrey Pietruszynski
6. Joy Doss Joan Randall
7. Kitty Frazier C arolyn Sturgeon
8. Denise Giardina C arol Taylor-Johnson
9. Arnold M. Hartstein Robert Wallace
10. Barbara Henry David Wilson