English Major Checksheet

Required: 11 courses

  • Three 200-level intermediate literature courses
    ENG 210 – 289, excluding ENG 281
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  • One 200-level Theories & Methods course
    ENG 290 - 299 (pre-requisite: 1 completed 200 level literature course) 1. __________________________

  • Four 300-level advanced literature courses
    ENG 310 - 399
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  • One 400-level seminar (ENG 400 - 404)
    (pre-requisite: ENG 290-299) 1. __________________________
  • Two electives
  • 1. __________________________
  • 2. __________________________
    • One may be at the 100 level (Eng 111-113 or

designated FYS in literature)

  • One may be a 200-level writing course
  • One may be an academic-year internship or individualized study.

Notes:

  • Period requirements:
    • Three of the eleven courses must focus on literature written before 1900; all three can focus on literature written before 1800, or two can focus on literature before 1800 and one on literature written 1800-1900.
    • One course must focus on literature written after 1900.
  • Diversity requirement:
    • One 200-, 300-, or 400-level course must focus on literatures of diversity and meet the Conceptualizing Diversity and/or Global Understanding requirement of the college.
  • One literature course taken outside of the English Department may count toward the major. (Advisor must provide approval to Registrar’s Office for course to count in English.)
  • No AP or IB credits count towards the major.
  • No course taken for major credit may be taken under the S/U grading option.

STUDY ABROAD: From a semester-abroad program, may include two courses towards the major -- preferably one elective and one 300-level literature; or one 200-level literature and one 300-level literature; or one 300-level literature and one 300-level writing. A third course (200- or 300-level) from a full-year-abroad program may count.