English, BA

Freshman Year Fall Semester - 13 Hours

• English Composition requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Mathematics requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• History/Government requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• World Language requirement Credit Hours: 4 ⁶

Freshman Year Spring Semester - 15 Hours

• FIN 1521 - Personal Finance Applications Credit Hours: 1 ⁷
• SPCH 1203 - Introduction To Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3
• English Composition requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• World Language requirement Credit Hours: 4 ⁶
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵

Sophomore Year Fall Semester - 16 Hours

• ENGL 2113 - Introduction To Literary And Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3 ²
• RHET 3203 - Textual Research Methods Credit Hours: 3 ²
• English requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 4}
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Lab Science requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Sophomore Year Spring Semester - 16 Hours

• Core English course Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 3}
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Lab Science requirement Credit Hours: 4 ¹
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵

Junior Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• English requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 4}
• Core English course Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 3}
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵

Junior Year Spring Semester - 15 Hours

• English requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 4}
• English requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 4}
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵

Senior Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• ENGL 4813 - Introduction To Digital Humanities Credit Hours: 3 ²
• ENGL 4993 - Capstone Credit Hours: 3 ²
• English requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 4}
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵

Senior Year Spring Semester - 15 Hours

• English requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 4}
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵

120 Total Hours

At least 40 hours must be upper-level.

Notes

1. General Education Core Requirements, see Graduation Requirements section of catalog.
2. These courses are used to determine major courses in residency, see Graduation Requirements. Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses counted toward the major.
3. Core English courses, six hours. Select one course from ENGL 3013  or ENGL 3023  and one course from ENGL 3033  or ENGL 3043 .
4. English requirements, 18 hours. Language and Linguistics: select one course from ENGL 3003 , ENGL 3663 , or Intermediate I of a world language; Major Author: select one course from ENGL 4203  or ENGL 4213 ; Period: select one pre-1800 and one post-1800 ENGL course at the 4000-level. Pre-1800 courses include ENGL 4223 , ENGL 4773 , ENGL 4203  (if not taken to satisfy Major Author requirement), or ENGL 4213  (if not taken to satisfy Major Author requirement); other courses may be used to satisfy this requirement per departmental consent. Post-1800 courses include ENGL 4243  or ENGL 4793 ; other courses may be used to satisfy this requirement per departmental consent. English electives: select any additional six hours of 2000-4000 level ENGL courses, excluding ENGL 2013  and ENGL 2023 .
5. Additional degree requirement, 40 hours. Consult with faculty advisor. A minor is required; follow respective minor requirements. Select additional electives as needed. Select courses to ensure completion of 40 upper-level hours required for graduation.
6. World Language, eight hours. Must complete through Beginning II of a world language.
7. Prior to graduation students must demonstrate competency in financial literacy by satisfactory completion of FIN 1521  (or an approved substitution) with a grade of C or better, or by a score of 70% or more on a challenge exam for FIN 1521 .