Students are strongly encouraged to take a freshman college-level writing course (WRTG 150), regardless of their AP test scores.

Requirement 1 —Complete 3 Courses

Note: Students must complete ENGL 203 before taking ENGL 303 and must complete ENGL 303 before taking most 300- and 400-level courses.

course - Ways of Reading 3.0

course - Writing with Style 3.0

course - Writing Literary Criticism 3.0

Requirement 2 —Complete 1 of 2 Options

Option 2.1 —Complete 3 Courses

course - British Literary History 1 3.0

course - British Literary History 2 3.0

course - American Literary History 3.0

Option 2.2 —Complete 2 Courses

Note: Students must complete ENGL 203 before or concurrently with the literary history requirement: ENGL 291-294. Students must complete the literary history course in a period before taking any 300-level courses in that period as follows: ENGL 291 for ENGL 331R, 369R, 386R ENGL 292 for ENGL 332R, 370R, 387R ENGL 293 for ENGL 331R, 332R, 369R, 370R, 388R, 389R

course - British Literary History 1 3.0

course - Transatlantic Literary History 6.0

Requirement 3 —Complete 2 Requirements

Requirement 3.1 —Complete 1 of 3 Courses

course - Transnational Lit before 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - British Literature before 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - American Lit before 1800 - You may take once 3.0

Requirement 3.2 —Complete 1 of 3 Courses

course - Transnational Lit after 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - British Literature after 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - American Literature after 1800 - You may take once 3.0

Requirement 4 —Complete 1 of 4 Options

Complete 1 Track Option

Option 4.1 —Complete 5 Courses

Literary Studies Track

course - Studies in Lit Form and Genre - You may take once 3.0

course - Literature, Ethics, and Values - You may take once 3.0

course - Author Studies - You may take once 3.0

course - Studies in Lit Crit and Theory - You may take once 3.0

course - Senior Capstone 3.0

Option 4.2 —Complete 5 Requirements

Literary Media and Cultures Track

Requirement 4.2.1 —Complete 1 of 4 Courses

course - Rhetorical Foundations 3.0

course - Book and Publishing History 3.0

course - Literature & Film 3.0

course - Introduction to Folklore 3.0

Requirement 4.2.2 —Complete 1 of 2 Courses

course - Media and Pop Lit before 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - Myth, Legend, & Folktale 3.0

Requirement 4.2.3 —Complete 1 of 2 Courses

course - Media and Pop Lit after 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - American Folklore 3.0

Requirement 4.2.4 —Complete 1 of 5 Courses

course - Visual Communication 3.0

course - Digital Communication 3.0

course - Studies in Rhetoric - You may take once 3.0

course - Professional Speaking 3.0

course - Digital and Visual Literacies - You may take once 3.0

Requirement 4.2.5 —Complete 1 of 2 Courses

course - Prof Wrtg and Comm Sr Capstone 3.0

course - Senior Capstone 3.0

Option 4.3 —Complete 3 Requirements

Professional Writing and Communication Track

Requirement 4.3.1 —Complete 2 Courses

course - Rhetorical Foundations 3.0

course - Professional Writing 3.0

Requirement 4.3.2 —Complete 2 of 5 Courses

course - Visual Communication 3.0

course - Digital Communication 3.0

course - Studies in Rhetoric - You may take once 3.0

course - Studies in Composing - You may take once 3.0

course - Professional Speaking 3.0

Requirement 4.3.3 —Complete 1 Course

course - Prof Wrtg and Comm Sr Capstone 3.0

Option 4.4 —Complete 4 Requirements

Creative Writing Track

Requirement 4.4.1 —Complete 1 Course

course - Creative Writing 3.0

Requirement 4.4.2 —Complete 1 of 2 Courses

course - Studies in Lit Form and Genre - You may take once 3.0

course - Young Adult Literature 3.0

Requirement 4.4.3 —Complete 2 of 4 Courses

course - Writing Creative Nonfiction - You may take twice 3.0

course - Writing Fiction - You may take twice 3.0

course - Writing Poetry - You may take twice 3.0

course - Writing for Child & Adolescent - You may take twice 3.0

Requirement 4.4.4 —Complete 1 of 3 Courses

course - Creative Wrtg Cap: Nonfiction 3.0

course - Creative Wrtg Cap: Fiction 3.0

course - Creative Wrtg Cap: Poetry 3.0

Requirement 5 —Complete 3 hours

Complete one English+ course or an equivalent course. Contact the department internship coordinator for more information. Note: If ENGL 399R is taken, 3 credit hours are required.

course - Applied English - You may take once 3.0

course - Academic Internship - You may take once 0.5v

Requirement 6 —Complete 9 hours

Complete 9 elective hours from any of the following courses. Double counting of courses used to fill previous requirements is not allowed.

Option 6.1 —Complete at least 3 hours up to 9 hours

course - Creative Writing 3.0

course - Brit Liter in Cultural Setting - You may take once 0.5v

course - Travel Writing 3.0

course - Writing Creative Nonfiction - You may take once 3.0

course - Writing Fiction - You may take once 3.0

course - Writing Poetry - You may take once 3.0

course - Writing for Child & Adolescent - You may take once 3.0

course - English Dept Reading Series - You may take once 1.0

course - Rhetorical Foundations 3.0

course - Professional Writing 3.0

course - Visual Communication 3.0

course - Digital Communication 3.0

course - Studies in Rhetoric - You may take once 3.0

course - Studies in Composing - You may take once 3.0

course - Media and Pop Lit before 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - Media and Pop Lit after 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - Professional Speaking 3.0

course - Studies in Lit Form and Genre - You may take once 3.0

course - Literary Studies of the Bible 3.0

course - Book and Publishing History 3.0

course - Digital and Visual Literacies - You may take once 3.0

course - Literature & Film 3.0

course - Classics & the Engl Tradition 3.0

course - Myth, Legend, & Folktale 3.0

course - Literature, Ethics, and Values - You may take once 3.0

course - American Regional Literature - You may take once 3.0

course - Lit of the Latter-day Saints 3.0

course - Transnational Lit before 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - Transnational Lit after 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - Author Studies - You may take once 3.0

course - British Literature before 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - British Literature after 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - American Lit before 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - American Literature after 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - Introduction to Folklore 3.0

course - American Folklore 3.0

course - Studies in Literature - You may take once 3.0

course - Studies in Women's Lit - You may take once 3.0

course - World Literatures in English - You may take once 3.0

course - Creative Wrtg Cap: Nonfiction 3.0

course - Creative Wrtg Cap: Fiction 3.0

course - Creative Wrtg Cap: Poetry 3.0

course - Young Adult Literature 3.0

course - Studies in Lit Crit and Theory - You may take once 3.0

course - Directed Research in English - You may take once 1.0v

course - Individual Readings in English - You may take once 0.5v

course - Prof Wrtg and Comm Sr Capstone 3.0

course - Senior Capstone 3.0

Option 6.2 —Complete up to 3 hours

course - Writing abt Art & Humanities 3.0

course - Persuasive Writing 3.0

course - Expository Writing for El Ed 3.0

course - Writing in the Social Sciences 3.0

course - Technical Communication 3.0

Option 6.3 —Complete up to 3 hours

ELANG 322 - Modern American Usage 3.0

ELANG 324 - Hist of the English Language 3.0

ELANG 325 - Grammar of English 3.0

ELANG 350 - Basic Editing Skills 3.0

ELANG 410R - Genre & Substantive Editing - You may take once 3.0

ELANG 430R - Editing for Publication - You may take once 3.0

ELANG 525 - Old English 1 3.0

ELANG 526 - Middle English 3.0