Majors in English (Liberal Arts) - 43 credits

Required Courses......................................22 credits

ENG301 English Literature I (4)
ENG302 English Literature II (4)
ENG331 American Literature I (4)
ENG332 American Literature II (4)

One of the following:
ENG406 Shakespeare I: Selected Works (3)
ENG407 Shakespeare II: Selected Works (3)

One of the following:
ENG420 Literary Criticism (3)
ENG423 Major Trends in Twentieth-Century Criticism (3)

Elective Courses......................................21 credits

Seven English courses. At least six of these courses must be in literature, and at least four of these literature courses must be at the 400 or 500 level. Most 400- and 500-level elective courses have 300-level survey course prerequisites (i.e., 1301, ENG302, ENG331, ENG332) and therefore can be taken only after completion of the relevant 300-level course or courses (see individual course listings for details). 500-level courses are subject to the same prerequisites, and are open by permission of the instructor only.

Students are strongly advised to maintain regular contact with their advisors as they plan their course selections.(See the Graduate Catalog for descriptions of 500-level courses.)

English (Graduate Preparatory) - 55 credits

Required Courses......................................22 credits

ENG301 English Literature I (4)
ENG302 English Literature II (4)
ENG331 American Literature I (4)
ENG332 American Literature II (4)

One of the following:
ENG406 Shakespeare I: Selected Works (3)
ENG407 Shakespeare II: Selected Works (3)

One of the following:
ENG420 Literary Criticism (3)
ENG423 Major Trends in Twentieth-Century Criticism (3)

Required.............................................. 3 credits

ENG451 Senior Seminar (3)

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. Senior Seminar (ENG451) is usually taken in the last or penultimate semester. Most 400- and 500-level elective courses have 300-level survey course prerequisites (i.e., ENG301, ENG302, ENG331, ENG332) and therefore can be taken only after completion of the relevant 300-course or courses (see individual course listings for details). 500-level courses are subject to the same prerequisites, and are open by permission of the instructor only. Students are strongly advised to maintain regular contact with their advisors as they plan their course selections and consider their readiness to undertake graduate studies.

Foreign Language Requirement..........................12 credits

Graduate Preparatory majors are required to complete at least 4 college-level courses in a foreign language, or to demonstrate an equivalent reading knowledge of the language at the advanced intermediate level through examination.

English (Creative Writing) - 43 credits

Required Courses......................................28 credits

Both English literature survey courses:
ENG301 English Literature 1 (4)
ENG302 English Literature 2 (4)

Both American literature survey courses:
ENG331 American Literature 1(4)
ENG332 American Literature 2 (4)

Creative Writing 1 and 2:
ENG345 Creative Writing Workshop 1 (3)
ENG445 Creative Writing Workshop 2 (3) *

*Portfolio Review:
All Creative Writing majors are required to submit a portfolio for review after taking Creative Writing Workshop 1 and Creative Writing Workshop 2.  You must pass the portfolio review before you are permitted to take the Craft courses.  Instruction and dates for portfolio submission are available in the English Department office.

Any two of the following Craft courses (to be taken after passing PORTFOLIO REVIEW*):
ENG452 The Craft of Fiction (3)
ENG453 The Craft of Poetry (Prosody) (3)
ENG454 The Craft of Creative Nonfiction (3)
ENG455 The Craft of Dramatic Writing (3)

Electives.............................................15 credits

FIVE elective courses, distributed as follows:

• At least four courses in literature, of which at least three must be at the 400- or 500-level.
• 400-level elective courses may be taken only after at least 300-level survey course in the relevant subject area is completed (i.e., English Literature 1 or 2 for 400-electives in English literature).
• 500-level courses are subject to the same prerequisites, an are open by permission of the instructor only.
• Students are strongly advised to maintain regular contact with their advisor as they plan their elective course selections.
• NOTE:  transfer students may have to take more than 15 credits of electives in order to compensate for 3-credit survey courses (as opposed to our 4-credit courses) taken elsewhere.  All students must obtain at least 43 credits.