General Education Courses (37-41 credit hours)

For details on required courses, refer to the General Education Program .

Foreign Language Courses

Students with an English major (all concentrations) are required to demonstrate foreign language competency at the intermediate level.  Intermediate proficiency requires completion of a 2000-level or above course in a foreign language that uses the Latin alphabet (e.g., French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish) or a 1202-level course in a language that does not use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Chinese, Ancient Greek, Modern Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Russian, etc.).

Major Courses (33 credit hours)

• ENGL 2400 - American Literature Survey (3)

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• ENGL 2401 - British Literature Survey I (3)
• or  ENGL 2402 - British Literature Survey II (3)
• or  ENGL 2403 - British Literature Survey (3)

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• ENGL 3100 - Approaches to Literature (3) (W)
• ENGL 3104 - Literature for Adolescents (3)
• ENGL 4254 - Teaching English/Communication Skills to Middle and Secondary School Learners (3)
• ENGL 4200 - Teaching of Writing (3) (W)
• ENGL 4201 - Teaching of Multiethnic Literature (3) (W) or an approved course in multi-ethnic literature*

Restricted Elective Courses (6 credit hours)

Select six additional credit hours in ENGL courses at the 2000-level or above.

Teacher Licensure

Students who elect the Pedagogy Concentration seeking Teacher Licensure must complete a Minor in Secondary Education .  Students in the Pedagogy Concentration who are not seeking Teacher Licensure may substitute other approved courses at 3000-level or above for ENGL 3104 , ENGL 4111 , ENGL 4112 , and ENGL 4254 .

Unrestricted Elective Courses

As needed.