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Oct 06, 2024
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2015-2016 Undergraduate Academic Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
English, B.A.
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In addition to the University core requirement in English, majors take a minimum of 10 upper-division classes. One of these must be English Literary History Before 1800 (EN 300 ), which students are urged to take early in their careers as majors. Four of the remaining courses must be chosen from courses covering primarily literature written before 1800 (EN 300-359), and five from courses covering primarily English, American, and postcolonial literature written after 1800 (EN 340-399). Two of the required minimum of 10 upper-division classes must be seminars.
An honors option, involving a seminar and a thesis, is available to qualified seniors. Students are invited to enroll in the seminar at the close of their junior year. The Senior Honors Seminar (EN 409 ) counts as an upper-level seminar in the major. Each year the chair determines, on the basis of course material, whether EN 409 counts as a pre- or post-1800 course. Whether the Senior Honors Thesis (EN 410 ) may count as one of the 10 required upper-division courses is subject to the approval of the chair.
Students choosing an interdisciplinary major take a minimum of five upper-division English classes while at the same time fulfilling the interdisciplinary requirements of a second department. Two of the five required English classes must cover primarily literature written before 1800, and two must cover primarily literature written after 1800. One of the five required courses must be a seminar.
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Requirements for the Major
Requirements for a major and an example of a typical program of courses are as follows:
Spring Term
- EN 200-Level Core Course
- HS 100-Level Core Course
- Language Core or
- Elective
- Math/Science Core
- Elective
Spring Term
- Upper-Division English
- PL 200-Level Philosophical Perspectives Course
- History Core
- Math/Science Core
- Theology Core or
- Nondepartmental Elective
Spring Term
- Upper-Division English
- Upper-Division English
- Theology Core or
- Nondepartmental Elective
- Nondepartmental Elective
- Elective
Fall Term
- Upper-Division English
- Upper-Division English
- Ethics Core
- Elective
- Elective
Spring Term
- Upper-Division English
- Upper-Division English
- Fine Arts Core
- Elective
- Elective
Notes:
- All students must take EN 101 before taking a 200-level core course.
- EN 101 and one EN 200-level core course are the prerequisites for all EN 300- and 400-level courses. Honors Program students take an upper-level English course (EN 300 and above) after completing HN 201 or HN 202 and HN 210 or WR 100 .
- Students must complete the diversity core requirement through a designated diversity core, major, or elective course (see Diversity Core Requirement under Curriculum and Policies).
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