Recommended Sequence of Courses in the major
For a current degree sequence, please visit the department's website.
1. 39 semester hours in English (27 hours above the core).
A. Core (9 hours)
B. Surveys (9 hours)
Students must select nine hours from the following:
C. English Emphasis Elective Options (12 hours):
1 Literary Studies and Criticism Emphasis (6 hours):
Students must take at least 6 hours from the Literary Studies and Criticism Emphasis area.
3. Creative Writing Emphasis (3 hours):
Students must take at least 3 hours from the Creative Writing Emphasis area.
3. Rhetoric and Professional Writing Emphasis (3 hours):
Students must take at least 3 hours from the Rhetoric and Professional Writing Emphasis area.
D. English Elective Courses (6 hours)
Students must complete 6 additional hours of English elective courses chosen from any of the emphasis areas.
E. Senior Seminar (capstone course)
GPA Requirement:
The minimum GPA requirement for a student to progress towards a degree in English is a 3.0 in English and a 2.75 overall, beginning with the first semester at UIW. Every student who drops below 3.0 GPA is reported to the chairperson of the English Department and is placed on one semester of scholastic probation.
Special Topics and Independent Study Courses
From time to time, the English Department may offer a course that is unrelated to the above descriptions. Such courses will be widely publicized and offered as Special Topics.
Under exceptional circumstances, a student may propose a course of study that is not covered by existing courses. If a faculty member is agreeable, this may then be followed as an Independent Study. Independent Study is NOT intended as a way of replacing an incomplete course or one that has been closed.
English may be taken with a minor of 18 hours, with a minimum of 6 hours at the advanced level.
Subjects that may be studied include Visual Art, History, Philosophy, Cultural Studies, a social science, Business Administration, or a concentration in a Business-related field.