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 ⁷

Freshman Year Spring Semester - 15 Hours

• FIN 1521 - Personal Finance Applications Credit Hours: 1 ⁸
• SPCH 1203 - Introduction To Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3
• English Composition requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Fine Arts/Humanities requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• World Language requirement Credit Hours: 4 ⁷
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁶

Sophomore Year Fall Semester - 16 Hours

• RHET 3203 - Textual Research Methods Credit Hours: 3 ²
• English requirement or Introductory Course Credit Hours: 3 ^{2, 3 & 5}
• Fine Arts/Humanities requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Lab Science requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Introductory Course Credit Hours 3 ^{2 & 3}

Sophomore Year Spring Semester - 16 Hours

• Core course Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 4}
• English requirement or Introductory Course Credit Hours: 3 ^{2,3 & 5}
• Lab Science requirement Credit Hours: 4 ¹
• Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁶

Junior Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• English requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 5}
• Core course Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 4}
• Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁶
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁶

Junior Year Spring Semester - 15 Hours

• English requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 5}
• English requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 5}
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁶
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁶
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁶

Senior Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• ENGL 4993 - Capstone Credit Hours: 3 ²
• English requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 5}
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁶
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁶
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁶

Senior Year Spring Semester - 15 Hours

• English requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 5}
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁶
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁶
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁶
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁶

120 Total Hours

At least 40 hours must be upper-level.

Notes

1. General Education Core Requirements, see General Education Core requirements  section of catalog.
2. These courses are used to determine major GPA, see Graduation Requirements section of this catalog. Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses counted toward the major.
3. Introductory Courses, six hours. Literary and Cultural Studies concentration - select ENGL 2113 ; Creative Writing and Professional Writing concentration - select RHET 2863 ; all concentrations select either ENGL 3003  or ENGL 3663 .
4. Core courses, six hours. Literary and Cultural Studies concentration - select two courses from ENGL 3013 , ENGL 3023  , ENGL 3033  , or ENGL 3043 ; Professional Writing concentration - take RHET 3103   and RHET 3503 ; Creative Writing concentration - take RHET 3103  and RHET 3513 .
5. English requirement, 18 hours. 

Literary and Cultural Studies concentration: 

Period - select three hours from ENGL 4223 , ENGL 4243 , ENGL 4773 , ENGL 4783 , ENGL 4793  

Major Authors - select three hours from ENGL 4103 , ENGL 4203  , ENGL 4213  

Literature and Culture - select six hours from ENGL 3203 , ENGL 3223 , ENGL 3243 , ENGL 3443 , ENGL 3453 , ENGL 3463 , ENGL 3473 , ENGL 4813 , ENGL 4903 , ENGL 4913  

English Literature electives - select six hours from ENGL 3013 , ENGL 3023 , ENGL 3033 , ENGL 3043 , ENGL 3053 , ENGL 3203 , ENGL 3223 , ENGL 3243 , ENGL 3443 , ENGL 3463 , ENGL 3473 , ENGL 4103 , ENGL 4123 , ENGL 4203 , ENGL 4223 , ENGL 4243 , ENGL 4773 , ENGL 4783 , ENGL 4793 , ENGL 4813 , ENGL 4903 , ENGL 4913 , ENGL 4953 , ENGL 493V  

Professional Writing concentration:

Professional Writing requirements - select 12 hours from RHET 3303 , RHET 3603 , RHET 3703 , RHET 3903 , RHET 4123 , RHET 4503 , RHET 4523  

Professional Writing electives - select six hours from ENGL 3303 , ENGL 3473 , ENGL 4813 , ENGL 493V , ENGL 4953 , RHET 3413 , RHET 3801 , RHET 4143 , RHET 4633 , RHET 4733  

Creative Writing concentration:

Creative Writing requirements - select 12 hours from RHET 3303 , RHET 3703 , RHET 3903 , RHET 4113 , RHET 4123 , RHET 4133 , RHET 4153  

Creative Writing electives - select six hours from ENGL 3303 , ENGL 3473 , ENGL 4813 , ENGL 493V , ENGL 4953 , RHET 3413 , RHET 3801 , RHET 4113 , RHET 4133 , RHET 4143 , RHET 4153 , RHET 4173 , RHET 4633  

6. Additional degree requirement, 40 hours. Consult with faculty advisor. A minor is required; follow respective minor requirements. NOTE: minor cannot be the same as declared concentration. Select additional electives as needed. Select courses to ensure completion of 40 upper-level hours required for graduation. Any remaining electives can be lower-level courses.
7.  World Language, 8 hours. Must complete through Beginning II of a world language.
8. 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 .