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Majors
At least one half of your English major must be completed at New Paltz. Freshman Composition credits are not included in the major requirement. Courses taken as pass/fail or receiving a grade below C- cannot be counted toward the major.
Course descriptions
522-Liberal Arts/English (43 credits)
Required Courses (22 Credits)
ALL of the following courses:
- 41301 English Lit. 1
- 41302 English Lit. 2
- 41331 American Lit. 1
- 41332 American Lit. 2
ONE of the TWO following courses:
- 41406 Shakespeare 1
- 41407 Shakespeare 2
ONE of the TWO following courses:
- 41420 Literary Criticism
- 41423 Major Trends in 20th-Century Criticism
Elective Courses (21 Credits) -
SEVEN courses, six of which must be in Literature offered by the English Department. At least FOUR must be at the 400 or 500 level. Elective courses by advisement only.
443-Adolescence Education/English (43 or 44 credits)
Required Courses (28 or 29 Credits)
ALL of the following courses:
- 41301 English Lit. 1
- 41302 English Lit. 2
- 41331 American Lit. 1
- 41332 American Lit. 2
ONE of the TWO following courses:
- 41327 Development of Modern English
- 63201 Intro to Linguistics
ONE of the TWO following courses:
- 41406 Shakespeare 1
- 41407 Shakespeare 2
TWO of the SIX following courses
- 41200 Analysis and Interpretation
- 41224 Expository Writing
- 41226 Practical Grammar
- 41345 Creative Writing 1
- 41385 Theories of Writing
- 53230 Journalism 1
Elective Courses (15 Credits) -
FIVE courses, FOUR of which must be in Literature offered by the English Department. At least THREE must be at the 400 or 500 level. Elective courses by advisement only.
609-Early Childhood, B-2/ 641-Childhood, 1-6
(32 or 33 credits)
Required Courses (20 Credits)
ONE of the TWO following courses:
- 41301 English Lit. 1
- 41302 English Lit. 2
ONE of the TWO following courses:
- 41331 American Lit. 1
- 41332 American Lit. 2
ONE of the TWO following courses:
- 41406 Shakespeare 1
- 41407 Shakespeare 2
THREE of the EIGHT following courses:
- 41200 Analysis & Interpretation
- 41224 Expository Writing
- 41226 Practical Grammar
- 41327 Development of Modern English
- 41345 Creative Writing 1
- 41385 Theories of Writing
- 53230 Journalism 1
- 63201 Intro to Linguistics
Elective Courses (12 Credits) -
FOUR courses in Literature offered by the English Department, of which at least TWO must be at the 400 or 500 level. Electives by advisement only.
522C-Liberal Arts/Creative Writing 43 credits
Required Courses (28 Credits)
ALL of the following courses:
- 41301 English Lit. 1
- 41302 English Lit. 2
- 41331 American Lit. 1
- 41332 American Lit. 2
ALL of the following courses:
- 41345 Creative Writing 1
- 41445 Creative Writing 2*
- 41446 Creative Writing 3
* Creative Writing majors must pass a portfolio review at the end of Workshop 2 to continue on to the craft courses listed below.
One of the following craft courses:
- 41452 Craft of Fiction
- 41453 Craft of Poetry (Prosody)
- 41454 Craft of Creative Nonfiction
- 41455 Craft of Dramatic Writing
Elective Courses (15 Credits) -
FIVE courses offered by the English Department, of which FOUR must be in literature and THREE must be at the 400 or 500 level. Elective courses by advisement only.
522D-Liberal Arts/Graduate Preparation (43 credits)
Required Courses (25 Credits)
ALL of the following courses:
- 41301 English Lit. 1
- 41302 English Lit. 2
- 41331 American Lit. 1
- 41332 American Lit. 2
- 41451 Senior Seminar
ONE of the TWO following courses:
- 41406 Shakespeare 1
- 41407 Shakespeare 2
ONE of the TWO following courses:
- 41420 Literary Criticism
- 41423 Major Trends in 20th-Century Criticism
Elective Courses (18 Credits) -
SIX courses in Literature offered by the English Department, of which at least FOUR must be at the 400 or 500 level. Elective courses by advisement only.
Foreign Language Requirement (12 Credits) -
Each student is required to complete at least 4 college-level courses in a foreign language, preferably French or German, or demonstrate a reading knowledge of the language through examination.
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