The Bachelor of Arts in English is intended to meet the needs of students desiring a strong liberal arts background or of students planning to enter graduate or professional school or the work force. The Department’s curriculum for the English major is designed so that students:
- Develop advanced competence in spoken and written English.
- Examine texts from multiple biblical, critical, theoretical, and/or creative perspectives.
- Apply research skills to a multi-faceted product or project.
- Demonstrate preparedness for graduate and professional study, and/or discipline-related vocations.
- Critique texts from diverse literary traditions
- Demonstrate skills in close reading, critical thinking, analysis, and evaluation of a variety of texts.
*All majors must take the required core courses and choose a concentration of courses listed below:
English Core Curriculum
Concentration: Literature Courses
Students are required to take 3 hours of upper division EN electives and up to 9 hours depending upon the number of hours needed to secure 120 hours for graduation
Minor Required
Free Electives
General Education Requirements
Majors and Minors must earn a minimum grade of C in college composition and all English and Language related courses.
Each course taken by the student may be applied to only one program: general education, major, minor or free electives.