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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

English, BA


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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


Sophomore Year Fall Semester - 16 Hours


  • 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


  • 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 21143  and either ENGL 31703  or ENGL 36643  

Creative Writing concentration: select ENGL 24603  and either ENGL 31703  or ENGL 36643  

Professional Writing concentration: select ENGL 24603  and either ENGL 31703  or ENGL 36643  

  1. Core courses, six hours.

Literary and Cultural Studies concentration: select two courses from ENGL 30143 , ENGL 30243  , ENGL 30343  , or ENGL 30443  

Professional Writing concentration: take ENGL 31043   and ENGL 35043  

Creative Writing concentration: take ENGL 20103  and ENGL 31043  

  1. English requirement, 18 hours. 

Literary and Cultural Studies concentration

Period - select three hours from ENGL 42243 ENGL 46443 ENGL 47733 , ENGL 47843 ENGL 47943  

Major Authors - select three hours from ENGL 45603 , ENGL 46043  , ENGL 43003  

Literature and Culture - select six hours from ENGL 32043 , ENGL 32243 , ENGL 32203 , ENGL 34443 , ENGL 34543 , ENGL 34643 , ENGL 34743 , ENGL 48143 , ENGL 49043 , ENGL 49243  

English Literature electives - select six hours from ENGL 30143 , ENGL 30243 ENGL 30343 , ENGL 30443 , ENGL 30543 , ENGL 32043 , ENGL 32243 , ENGL 32203 , ENGL 34443 , ENGL 34643 , ENGL 34743 , ENGL 45603 ENGL 41243 ENGL 46043 , ENGL 42243 , ENGL 46443 ENGL 47733 , ENGL 47843 , ENGL 47943 , ENGL 48143 , ENGL 49043 , ENGL 49243 , ENGL 49503 , ENGL 4934V  

Professional Writing concentration:

Professional Writing requirements - select 12 hours from ENGL 33053 , ENGL 36043 , ENGL 37043 , ENGL 39043 , ENGL 41233 , ENGL 45043 , ENGL 45243  

Professional Writing electives - select six hours from ENGL 33043 , ENGL 34743 , ENGL 48143 , ENGL 4934V , ENGL 49503 , ENGL 34143 , MCOM 38041 , ENGL 41443 , ENGL 46343 , ENGL 47343  

Creative Writing concentration:

Creative Writing requirements - select 12 hours from ENGL 33053 ENGL 37043 , ENGL 39043 , ENGL 41143 , ENGL 41233 , ENGL 41343 , ENGL 41543  

Creative Writing electives - select six hours from ENGL 33043 , ENGL 34743 , ENGL 48143 , ENGL 4934V , ENGL 49503 , ENGL 34143 , ENGL 35143 MCOM 38041 , ENGL 41143 , ENGL 41343 , ENGL 41443 , ENGL 41543 ENGL 41743 ENGL 46343  

  1. 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.
  2.  World Language, eight hours. Must complete through Beginning II of a world language.
  3. Prior to graduation students must demonstrate competency in financial literacy by satisfactory completion of FINN 15201  (or an approved substitution) with a grade of C or better, or by a score of 70% or more on a challenge exam for FINN 15201 .

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