The English Program provides students with a solid background in literary study, various forms of writing, and the study of English language and linguistics. Students receive a broad scope of knowledge in the survey classes and then a deep dive into particular subjects in other classes, preparing them for professional careers in a variety of fields such as publishing, editing, marketing, broadcasting, journalism, and professional writing, or graduate work in fields such as law, medicine, ministry, or mental health, especially when combined with a second major or minor pertinent to that field (for example, history, political science, business, biology, philosophy, psychology, etc.).

The degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in English requires the successful completion of 120 semester hours, which must include all the following components:

• the General Education Program
• at least six (6) hours of one modern language
  • Note: modern language courses may be used to fulfill certain General Education requirements
• program of electives or minor as worked out with the student's advisor
• Thirty-seven (37) credit hours of courses within the major program outlined below

A GPA of 2.5 is required.

Foundational Requirements

• ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric I  (3)
• ENGL 102 Composition and Rhetoric II  (3)
• ENGL 203 World Literature I  (3)
• ENGL 204 World Literature II  (3)
• ENGL 301 The Study of Literature  (3)
• Select Twenty-one (21) hours from the following:
  • ENGL 251 Technical Writing  (3)
  • ENGL 261 Creative Writing  (3)
  • ENGL 267 Reflexes  (1)
  • ENGL 308 Advanced Composition  (3)
  • ENGL 311 Study of the English Language  (3)
  • ENGL 313 English Grammars  (3)
  • ENGL 324 Survey of British Literature I, From Anglo-Saxon through Restoration  (3)
  • ENGL 325 Survey of British Literature II, From Romantic to Present  (3)
  • ENGL 327 Survey of American Literature I, From Beginning to Civil War  (3)
  • ENGL 328 Survey of American Literature II, From Civil War to Present  (3)
  • ENGL 329 Children's Literature  (3)
  • ENGL 331 Young Adult Literature  (3)
  • ENGL 361 Advanced Creative Writing  (3)
  • ENGL 420 Special Topics  (3)
  • ENGL 421 Shakespeare  (3)
  • ENGL 425 Women and Marginalized Writers  (3)
  • ENGL 440 Independent Study  (1, 2, 3)
  • ENGL 459 Teaching of Composition  (3)
  • ENGL 460 Practicum in the Teaching of Composition  (1)
•    Select one (1) capstone course from the following:
  • ENGL 451 Professional Writing Capstone  (1)
  • ENGL 461 Creative Writing Portfolio  (1)
  • ENGL 472 Professional Paths in the Humanities  (1)