Jun 12, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

English, Literature Concentration, B.A.


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(SLO) English majors should be able to:

  1. demonstrate knowledge of major texts and traditions of literature written in English in their social, cultural, and historical context;
  2. apply concepts from literary theory and criticism in the analysis and interpretation of texts;
  3. read a variety of texts critically and proficiently to demonstrate in both writing and speech the comprehension, analysis, and interpretation of those texts;
  4. develop and carry out a research project and articulate it within an appropriate conceptual and methodological framework;
  5. demonstrate information and technological literacy in research, and competence in MLA documentation; and
  6. produce a literary expository text using the conventions of standard English as stylistically appropriate.

Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)


General Education Core


Core requirements to include a sophomore literature sequence.

English Requirements (33)


Take these three:

Literature Requirement (in addition to the sequence for the General Education Core; choose two from the following) (6)


Language and Writing (6)


Literature and Culture (Choose one from the following) (3)


For the Bachelor of Arts Degree: Foreign Language or Upper-Level English Requirement


General Electives (at least 6 hours must be upper-level) (28)


*At least 42 total hours of course work must be upper-level (300- or 400-level)

*No grade below a “C-” in an upper-level English course will count toward the degree.

Total Credit Hours: 120


Recommended Four-Year Plan for English, Literature Concentration


It is the student’s responsibility to contact the program coordinator for current requirements and transfer information.

Freshman Year


Fall Semester (15)


Spring Semester (15)


Sophomore Year


Fall Semester (15)


Spring Semester (15)


Junior Year


Fall Semester (15)


  • Upper Level English Core Credits: 3
  • Upper Level English Core Credits: 3
  • English Concentration Credits: 3
  • General Elective Credits: 3
  • Additional Literature Credits: 3

Spring Semester (15)


  • Additional Literature Credits: 3
  • Upper Level English Core Credits: 3
  • Upper Level English Core Credits: 3
  • English Concentration Credits: 3
  • General Elective Credits: 3

Senior Year


Fall Semester (15)


  • Upper Level English Core Credits: 3
  • Upper Level English Core Credits: 3
  • English Concentration Credits: 3
  • Upper Level Elective Credits: 3
  • General Elective Credits: 3

Spring Semester (15)


  • Credits: 3
  • Upper Level English Core Credits: 3
  • English Concentration Credits: 3
  • Upper Level Elective Credits: 3
  • General Elective Credits: 3

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