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Bachelor of Arts Minor in English

CONTENT
1000 LEVEL

The 1000 level of study in English provides a foundation for all Associate of Arts degree and BA degree students by providing six to nine credits of critical reading and writing-intensive course work focusing, first, primarily on the essay form, and, second, primarily on introductions to fictional poetry.

Listed below are the required courses that all BA program students must complete:

  • ENGL 1100 Writing, Reading and Thinking: An Introduction

and one of :

  • ENGL 1202 Reading and Writing about Selected Topics: An Introduction to Literature

  • ENGL 1204 Reading and Writing about Genre: An Introduction to Literature

2000 LEVEL

English courses at the 2000 level are accessible to all students who have completed six English course credits of study.

The bolded text indicates required (ENGL 2316, 2317 and one of 2301 or 2309) courses that BA, Minor in English program students must complete:

  • ENGL 2300 Advanced Writing and Research Skills

  • ENGL 2316 English Literary Tradition: 14th to 18th Centuries

  • ENGL 2317 English Literary Tradition: 18th to 20th Centuries

and one of:

3000 LEVEL

English courses at the 3000 level are accessible to all students who have completed six English course credits of study.

Students who have completed the nine credits of required English courses at the 2000 level can apply for entry into the BA, Minor in English program.

The bolded text indicates the required course (ENGL 3300) that BA, Minor in English program students must complete:

4000 LEVEL

To gain entry into 4000 level English courses, students must be registered in the BA, Minor in English program and have completed the core requirements at the 2000 level (ENGL 2316, 2317 and one of 2301 or 2309) and the 3000 level (ENGL 3300).

English courses at the 4000 level require specific course prerequisites.

The bolded text indicates the required course (ENGL 4400) that BA, Minor in English program students must complete.

  • ENGL 4400 English Studies and the Classroom

GRADUATION

Upon completion of a Minor in English, students can qualify to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts – General Studies, or when combined with a second minor program, a Bachelor of Arts – Double Minor.