| Course Listing | Semester Hours | |
| General Education Requirements | 46-47* | 43-44 |
| Foreign Language (four courses in one language) | 12 | |
| English Requirements | 42** | |
| Foundations of English Study | ||
| ENG 202 Writing and Research in English | 3 | |
| Study of the English Language | ||
| ENG 301 Introduction to English Linguistics | ||
| OR | ||
| ENG 400 History of the English Language | 3 | |
| Post-Freshman Composition Writing | ||
| One course from ENG 216 or 315 | 3 | |
| Professional/Technical Writing | ||
| ENG 310 Professional Writing | 3 | |
| ENG 312 Advanced Professional Writing | 3 | |
| ENG 313 Technical Writing | 3 | |
| Coursework in Related Disciplines | ||
| COMM 300, 305 or 360 | 3 | |
| Literature Core | ||
| Minimum of 3 courses chosen from ENG 261, 262, 271, 272, 281,282 | 9 | |
| Internship with Portfolio (12) | ||
| ENG 491 Internship in English | 3-6 | |
| English Electives (Beyond College Composition) | 6-9 | |
| Electives | 26-27 | |
| Total | 124*** |
*The literature survey course listed under Area F satisfies both three of the 46-47 hours required for general education and three of the 33 hours of English electives required for the major.
**Must be beyond college composition and include at least 12 hours at the 300-400 level. English 325, Children’s Literature, does not count toward the English major. The student also will need to satisfy the computer literacy requirement as determined by the English department.
***Must include at least 40 Upper Division (300 - 400 level) hours.
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