Program Overview

English Major with Pre-Education Option

The English Major with Pre-Education Option is a Bachelor of Arts degree program that requires 45 hours in English, distributed as follows, and 120 hours overall.

Program Curriculum

The program curriculum includes the following courses:

• Degree Core Requirements:
  • Foundational Theories and Content:
    • ENGL 1004: Books, Libraries, Archives (3 credits)
    • ENGL 1514: Language and Society (3 credits)
    • ENGL 2604: Introduction to Critical Reading (3 credits)
    • ENGL 3324: Acts of Interpretation (3 credits)
    • ENGL 3754: Advanced Writing and Research (3 credits)
  • English and Cross-cultural Representation:
    • Select two of the following:
      • ENGL 3144: Language and Ethnicity in the United States
      • ENGL 3644: The Postcolonial Novel
      • ENGL 3654: Ethnic American Literature
      • ENGL 3834: Intercultural Issues in Professional Writing
• Major Requirements:
  • Literary History:
    • ENGL 2534: American Literary History (3 credits)
    • ENGL 2544: British Literary History (3 credits)
  • Capstone Experience:
    • ENGL 4784: Senior Seminar (3 credits)
    • ENGL 3900: Bridge Experience (0 credits)
  • Option Required Courses:
    • Shakespeare:
      • ENGL 4164: Studies in Shakespeare (3 credits)
    • Literature by Women (3000 or 4000 level):
      • Select one of the following:
        • ENGL 3364: Topics in Literature by Women
        • ENGL 4624: (appropriate section) 1
        • ENGL 4634: Studies in an American Author before 1900 (appropriate section) 1
        • ENGL 4644: (appropriate section) 1
    • Underrepresented Authors:
      • Select one of the following:
        • ENGL 2644: Introduction to African-American Literature
        • ENGL 3514: Ethnic Literature for Children
        • ENGL 3654: Ethnic American Literature
        • ENGL 4624: (appropriate section) 2
        • ENGL 4634: Studies in an American Author before 1900 (appropriate section) 2
        • ENGL 4644: (appropriate section) 2
• English Electives:
  • Select two of the following:
    • ENGL 2434: Legends of King Arthur
    • ENGL 3024: Religion and Literature
    • ENGL 3154: Literature, Medicine, and Culture
    • ENGL 3204: Medieval Literature
    • ENGL 3214: Renaissance Literature
    • ENGL 3234:
    • ENGL 3264:
    • ENGL 3424: Topics in Russian Literature in English
    • ENGL 3434: The Works of Vladimir Nabokov
    • ENGL 3524: Literature for Children
    • ENGL 3534: Literature and the Environment
    • ENGL 3544: Literature and Cinema
    • ENGL 3624: Appalachian Literature
    • ENGL 3684: Literature and the Law
    • ENGL 3684H: Literature and the Law
    • ENGL 3694:
    • ENGL 4054: History of the English Language
    • ENGL 4114: Chaucer
    • ENGL 4214: Milton
    • ENGL 4314:
    • ENGL 4314H: Narrative Medicine
    • ENGL 4434:
    • ENGL 4444:
    • ENGL 4504: Modern Poetry
    • ENGL 4514: Contemporary Poetry
    • ENGL 4664: Contemporary Fiction
    • ENGL 4684: Special Topics in Literature
    • ENGL 4854: Writing, Research, Study Abroad
    • ENGL 4784: Senior Seminar
• Free Electives:
  • Select 30 hours of Free Electives
• Pathways to General Education:
  • Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse:
    • ENGL 1105: First-Year Writing (1F) (3 credits)
    • ENGL 1106: First-Year Writing (1F) (3 credits)
    • Select three hours in Pathway 1a
  • Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities:
    • Select six hours in Pathway 2
  • Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences:
    • Select six hours in Pathway 3
  • Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences:
    • Select six hours in Pathway 4
  • Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking:
    • Select six hours in Pathway 5f
    • Select three hours in Pathway 5a
  • Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts:
    • Select three hours in Pathway 6a
    • Select three hours in Pathway 6d
  • Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States:
    • Select three hours in Pathway 7

Satisfactory Progress Toward the B.A. in English, Major in English: Pre-Education Option

Satisfactory progress toward the B.A. in English, Major in English: Pre-Education Option, requires that upon having attempted 72 credits (including transfer, advanced placement, advanced standing, credit by examination, and course withdrawal), students must have passed 12 of the required credits in the English Core (Section I) and have attained a GPA of 2.0 or better both within the major and overall.

Graduation Requirements

The B.A. in English with a Major in English, in the Pre-Education Option, requires 45 hours in English, distributed as follows, and 120 hours overall. In accordance with university guidelines, courses satisfying degree core requirements may not be double counted to satisfy other areas of a degree (e.g. Pathways).

Foreign Language Requirement

The foreign language requirement can be fulfilled in one of the following ways:

• 3 years in high school
• 2 years in high school + an 1106 foreign language (e.g., FR, GR, SPAN)
• Less than 2 years in high school + an 1106 foreign language (e.g., FR, GR, SPAN) grouping.