English - Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
This major is offered through the Department of English in the School of Arts and Sciences.
A minimum grade point average of 2.5 is required in ENG 231 and ENG 232. Concentrators who have received a grade of C or lower in the 100-level writing course (ENG 101, ENG 103, ENG 105) are required to include among their upper-division English offerings a course in expository or argumentative writing (ENG 326 or ENG 327).
English concentrators are required to pass a comprehensive examination given in the first (fall) semester of senior year.
Required Course - Take One
Required Courses - Take All
| ENG 231 | The History of English Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 232 | The History of English Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 431 | Coordinating Seminar I | 3 |
| ENG 432 | Coordinating Seminar II | 3 |
| ENG 461 | Plays of Shakespeare I | 3 |
| ENG 498 | Undergraduate Comprehensive Examination | 0 |
Required Courses - Take Two
| ENG 331 | Intensive Readings: Lyric | 3 |
| ENG 332 | Intensive Readings: Drama | 3 |
| ENG 333 | Intensive Readings: Narrative | 3 |
Additional upper-division courses in English or American language and literature - Take Four
| ENG 235 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 236 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 3XX | 300-Level English Course | |
| ENG 4XX | 400-Level English Course | |
| ENG 5XX | 500-Level English Course | |
| HSHU 203 | The Age of Discovery | 3 |
NOTE: One upper-division course in writing (e.g., ENG 301, ENG 302, ENG 326, ENG 327) may be substituted for one of the required courses in English or American language and literature.