Major in English [ENG]

The following courses meet the College’s requirement for the bachelor of arts degree and the major in English. Note: the bachelor of arts degree requires proficiency in a foreign language.

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A. Required Courses: 21 credit hours
ENG 203: Introduction to Poetry *
ENG 302: Writing About Literature*
ENG 325: American Literature before 1900
ENG 326: American Literature since 1900
ENG 355: Major Figures in British Literature to 1780
ENG 356: Major Figures in British Literature 1780-Present
One course in literature before 1800 from the following (the English Department strongly urges students to take ENG 433 Shakespeare to fulfill this requirement):
ENG 433 Shakespeare
ENG 438 Seventeenth-Century Poetry and Prose
ENG 440 The Age of Satire
ENG 441 The Age of Sensibility
ENG 442 Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama
Note: For those who meet eligibility requirements, this requirement may also be met with one of the following 500-level courses:
ENG 530 Chaucer
ENG 538 Studies in Seventeenth-Century English Literature
ENG 539 Milton

B. Other English Courses: 15 credit hours of literature courses with at least 12 credit hours at the 400 level

Total Credit Hours Required for graduation: 124 hrs
Minimum Number of Semester Hours for B.A.: 124

* English majors must pass ENG 203 and ENG 302 with a C- or better grade.

Example of the undergraduate degree in English over four years