Program Overview

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Overview

Saint Louis University’s English program offers a comprehensive study of literature, creative writing, and rhetoric. Students engage with diverse perspectives, develop critical thinking and analytical skills, and explore the art of language.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the English, B.A. program will be able to:

1. Write with clarity, style, and rhetorical precision;
2. Describe the relationship between historical contexts and literary and rhetorical works;
3. Analyze how form, medium, and genre contribute to meaning in a variety of works;
4. Use critical and theoretical concepts to connect literary works to larger fields of inquiry;
5. Articulate ethical and political implications of literary and rhetorical works for communities beyond the University.

Curriculum

The English major requires 30 credits in ENGL courses.

Major Requirements

• ENGL 3000: Encountering English
• ENGL 3020: Shapes of English
• ENGL 4140: Reading & Writing Justice
• ENGL 4960: Senior Capstone Workshop
• Early and Late Texts & Contexts Courses (6 credits)
• Electives (12 credits)

Concentrations

Students can choose from three concentrations:

• Creative Writing Concentration
  • 9 credits of ENGL courses at the 3000- and/or 4000-level with the Creative Writing attribute
  • 3 credits of an elective ENGL literature course at the 2000-, 3000-, or 4000-level or an additional ENGL course with the Creative Writing attribute
• Research Intensive English Concentration
  • 6 credits of ENGL courses at the 4000-level with the Research Intensive English attribute
  • 3 credits of ENGL 4990: Senior Honors Project or another ENGL course at the 4000-level with the Research Intensive English attribute
• Rhetoric, Writing and Technology Concentration
  • 12 credits of ENGL courses at the 3000- or 4000-level with the Rhetoric, Writing & Technology attribute

Admission Requirements

• Freshman: Solid academic performance in college preparatory coursework, acceptable HiSET exam score or GED test result
• Transfer: 24 or more semester credits of college credit, submission of transcripts from all previously attended colleges
• International: Demonstrate English Language Proficiency, provide English translations of academic records

Tuition

• Undergraduate tuition: $56,960 per year

Scholarships and Financial Aid

• Scholarships: awarded based on academic achievement, service, leadership, and financial need
• Financial Aid: provided through grants and loans, some of which require repayment

Graduation Requirements

• Complete a minimum of 120 credits
• Complete University Undergraduate Core curriculum requirements
• Complete major requirements
• Achieve at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point average, a 2.00 grade point average in the major(s), and a 2.00 grade point average in the minor/certificate or related elective credits

Roadmaps

Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs. They assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.

General Major

Plan of Study Grid Year One

• Fall: CORE 1000, ENGL 1900, core and elective courses
• Spring: ENGL 2250, core and elective courses

Year Two

• Fall: ENGL 3000, core and elective courses
• Spring: ENGL 3020, ENGL 3470, core and elective courses

Year Three

• Fall: ENGL 3060, ENGL 4830, core and elective courses
• Spring: ENGL 4140, core and elective courses

Year Four

• Fall: ENGL 4530, ENGL 4010, core and elective courses
• Spring: ENGL 4960, core and elective courses

Creative Writing Concentration

Plan of Study Grid Year One

• Fall: CORE 1000, ENGL 1900, core and elective courses
• Spring: ENGL 2250, core and elective courses

Year Two

• Fall: ENGL 3000, core and elective courses
• Spring: ENGL 3020, ENGL 3060, core and elective courses

Year Three

• Fall: ENGL 3050, ENGL 3470, core and elective courses
• Spring: ENGL 4140, core and elective courses

Year Four

• Fall: ENGL 4070, ENGL 4720, core and elective courses
• Spring: ENGL 4960, core and elective courses

Research Intensive English Concentration

Plan of Study Grid Year One

• Fall: CORE 1000, ENGL 1900, core and elective courses
• Spring: ENGL 2250, core and elective courses

Year Two

• Fall: ENGL 3000, core and elective courses
• Spring: ENGL 3020, ENGL 3470, core and elective courses

Year Three

• Fall: ENGL 3050, ENGL 4830, core and elective courses
• Spring: ENGL 4140, core and elective courses

Year Four

• Fall: ENGL 4500, core and elective courses
• Spring: ENGL 4960, ENGL 4990, core and elective courses

Rhetoric, Writing and Technology Concentration

Plan of Study Grid Year One

• Fall: CORE 1000, ENGL 1900, core and elective courses
• Spring: ENGL 2250, core and elective courses

Year Two

• Fall: ENGL 3860, core and elective courses
• Spring: ENGL 3020, ENGL 3875, core and elective courses

Year Three

• Fall: ENGL 3470, ENGL 4010, core and elective courses
• Spring: ENGL 4140, core and elective courses

Year Four

• Fall: ENGL 4120, ENGL 4680, core and elective courses
• Spring: ENGL 4960, core and elective courses