English major requirements
English major (10 courses plus a foreign language through 102):
- ENGL 150 Introduction to Literature
- ENGL 225 Survey of English Literature 1—Beginnings to Johnson or ENGL 226 Survey of English Literature 2—Blake to the Present
- ENGL 235 Survey of U.S. Literature 1—Beginnings to 1865 or ENGL 236 Survey of U.S. Literature 2—1865 to the Present
- ENGL 305 Literary Theory and Writing
- ENGL 325 Chaucer, ENGL 334 Milton or ENGL 339 Shakespeare's Drama
- ENGL 489 Advanced Seminar in English Literary Studies
- 4 ENGL electives *
- ENGL 499 Senior Portfolio **
English major with secondary certification (10 courses plus a foreign language through 102):
- ENGL 150 Introduction to Literature
- ENGL 225 Survey of English Literature 1—Beginnings to Johnson or ENGL 226 Survey of English Literature 2—Blake to the Present
- ENGL 235 Survey of U.S. Literature 1—Beginnings to 1865 or ENGL 236 Survey of U.S. Literature 2—1865 to the Present
- ENGL 290 The English Language
- ENGL 305 Literary Theory and Writing
- ENGL 310 Contemporary Ethnic Fiction in the United States or ENGL 356 The Postcolonial Novel
- ENGL 325 Chaucer, ENGL 334 Milton or ENGL 339 Shakespeare's Drama
- ENGL 489 Advanced Seminar in English Literary Studies
- 2 ENGL electives *
- ENGL 499 Senior Portfolio **
English Major with a Creative Writing emphasis (10 courses plus a foreign language through 102):
- ENGL 150 Introduction to Literature
- ENGL 225 Survey of English Literature 1—Beginnings to Johnson or ENGL 226 Survey of English Literature 2—Blake to the Present
- ENGL 235 Survey of U.S. Literature 1—Beginnings to 1865 or ENGL 236 Survey of U.S. Literature 2—1865 to the Present
- ENGL 305 Literary Theory and Writing
- ENGL 325 Chaucer, ENGL 334 Milton or ENGL 339 Shakespeare's Drama
- ENGL 307 Fiction Workshop or ENGL 308 Poetry Workshop
- ENGL 425 Advanced Seminar in Creative Writing and Contemporary Literature
- ENGL 489 Advanced Seminar in English Literary Studies
- 2 ENGL electives *
- ENGL 499 Senior Portfolio **
Special note: Students must fulfill their Area 5 General Education requirement by taking ENGL 150 and their Area 7 requirement by taking a foreign language through 102. Students may take more than one ENGL 289 Special Topics, ENGL 489 Advanced Seminar or ENGL 491 Tutorial in Advanced Creative Writing course with the approval of the advisor and course instructor. The English discipline strongly urges students to take more English courses than required for the major or minor.
* The following courses also count as English electives:
- HUMA 222 The Continental Novel
- WOLT 325 Classical Mythology
** Senior Portfolio
All English majors are required to collect and submit a senior English portfolio (one essay or writing assignment from each ENGL course taken and a self-evaluative introductory essay) in order to fulfill graduation requirements. During their coursework, English majors will store essays and writing assignments electronically under the supervision of their academic adviser(s). Senior portfolios (ENGL 499) are due at the conclusion of the English major’s coursework at the College.
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