Bachelor of Arts in English

The Bachelor of Arts in English broadens and deepens students' understanding of language and literature and develops skills in analysis, research, and writing. To meet these objectives, the Department offers a variety of courses in language and in literature (arranged by area, period, genre, movement, or special topic).Career opportunities for English majors vary and are outlined in a booklet available in the departmental office. The English major prepares students for teaching (at the secondary level) and has long been regarded as appropriate baccalaureate preparation for careers in law, medicine, business, and government .Students interested in becoming English majors should contact the English Department in order to be assigned as adviser. Thereafter, students are required to meet with advisers each semester before registration and to have the appropriate adviser's signature on the registration form. Students become majors upon completion of ENGL 213 with a grade of "B" or better.

Bachelor of Arts in English

Total Credit Hours of College-level Courses Required for Graduation: 120, 121
English - 120 Hours

English Teacher Education (Secondary) - 121 Hours Core Required Courses for Both

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In addition to courses in the major, the following courses are required for students seeking teacher certification in English. Students must have their assigned English Department adviser's permission to enter the program and must meet regularly with their adviser, who plans with them and monitors their program of study. The program in English Education is Accredited by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification.

Additional Comments or Requirements:Prospective majors are expected to earn grades of "B" or higher in composition and literature courses ENGL 111-112 and should declare a major in English before taking ENGL 213. The Department encourages English majors to maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0; the required minimum grade point average is 2.5. A minimum grade of "B" is required in ENGL 213, and the course may be repeated only once. A minimum grade of "C" is required in other English courses. A course may be retaken only once. On the recommendation of an English adviser, a student may be required to take additional courses.

Entry into the Teacher Education Program requires permission of and written recommendation from the assigned adviser. English ENGL 212 is a prerequisite for all non-English majors who take advanced English courses. Sequencing: Students must have passed ENGL 213, Introduction to Critical Writing, with a grade of "B" or higher before taking 300- or 400-level literature courses, but they may take 200-level writing courses and 300-level language courses concurrently with 213. At least some literature courses at the 300- and 400-levels are to be taken before Principles of Literary Criticism I, ENGL 467, preferably ENGL 330 and ENGL 331.