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Bachelor of Arts with a
Major in English:
Literary Studies Emphasis


 

Semester Hours Core Requirements (p. 33)                                         51* 45



Foreign Language (four courses in one language)                               12


English Requirements                                                                          42**

Foundations of English
Eng 202 Writing and Research in English                                                     3

Study of the English Language
Eng 301 Intro to English Linguistics
OR
Eng 400 History of the English Language                                                     3

Advanced Writing
One course from Eng 216, 310, 313 and 315                                               3

Literature Core (minimum of 15 hours, level 200 and above,
distributed as below):
British Literature                                                                                       6
American Literature                                                                                   6
World Literature                                                                                        3

Eng 495 Senior Seminar                                                                             3

English Electives                                                                                      15



College Electives                                                                                 25
                                                                                                           124***

*Two of the literature survey courses listed under Area 2, sections B and C on page 33 satisfy both six of the 51 hours required for
the Core Curriculum and six of the 15 hours of literature core or English electives required for the major.
**Must be beyond college composition and include at least 12 hours at the 300-400 level. 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.