Majors

ENGLISH (36 HOURS)

The Basic Course requirements must be satisfied. No more than nine hours of ENGL 200-level literature survey courses may be counted toward the major. All majors must participate in an exit interview during their last semester of English classes. The required minor may be selected from any offered by the University. The student must select one of the following two options of emphasis:

Pre-Professional
Classes required for completing this emphasis are as follows:

ENGL 201, 372, 391, and 491 (7 hours)

A minimum of one course from each of the five literature groups (15 hours)

ENGL electives (at least one American and one British literature course must be included in the 300/400-level course selections) (14 hours)

Writing
Students choosing this option within the major will select one of three tracks of concentration. In each, the workshop paper should focus on some aspect of the craft of writing.

General Writing
Classes required for completing this track are as follows:
ENGL 201, 301, 391, 491, 493, and 494 (11 hours)
ENGL 204, JOUR 201, or JOUR 303 (1 hour)
ENGL 203, 303, 305, 306, 309, 409, or COMM 310 (9 hours)
Any ENGL literature electives (15 hours)

Professional Writing
Classes required for completing this track are as follows:
ENGL 201, 203, 301, 303, 391, 409, 491, 493, and 494 (20 hours)
ENGL 204, JOUR 201, or JOUR 303 (1 hour)
Any ENGL literature electives (15 hours)

Creative Writing
Classes required for completing this track are as follows:
ENGL 201, 204, 301, 305, 306, 309, 372, 391, 491, and 494 (21 hours)
Any ENGL literature electives (15 hours)

ENGLISH WITH TEACHER LICENSURE (36HOURS)

The basic course requirements must be satisfied. The workshop paper should focus on an area useful to one entering the teaching profession. Classes required for completing the major are as follows:

ENGL 201, 251 or 252, 361, 362, 363, 372, 391, 413, 475, 483, and 491 (25 hours)

One course from the literature groupings A1, A2, and B2 (9 hours)

Any ENGL elective (2 hours)

The candidate must also complete the Professional Education minor consisting of

Education 201, 301, 313, 325, 440, 450; ENGL 481 or EDUC 432; and Psychology 302 and 303.

NOTE: Students will not be permitted to complete more than 50% of the Professional Education minor (excluding student teaching) until they are formally admitted to the Teacher Education Program. All candidates must be fully admitted into and remain qualified for the Teacher Education Program a minimum of one full semester prior to the semester in which they student teach. For a candidate planning to student teach during the fall semester, admission into teacher education must occur by the end of the previous fall semester; for a candidate planning to student teach during the spring semester, admission to the program must occur by the end of the previous spring semester. Summer sessions do not count as a semester.