A minimum GPA of 3.0 for ENG 1030 or equivalent is required to declare as a major, a minimum GPA of 2.5 is required for all major courses; an overall minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation.
General Education 41-42
Foundations Requirements 13
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
ENG 1030 or equivalent: A minimum grade of B or better is required.
Prerequisite: Placement testing or exemption from placement testing. According to placement results, students may be required to take ENG 1025 Introduction to Composition as a prerequisite for ENG 1030
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 28-29
Humanities 9
ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students. A minimum grade of C or better is required.
Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit) | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Social Sciences 9
| HIST 1062 | WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS | 3 |
HIST 1062: GE Distributions course required of all students.
Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
| Psychology | 3 |
| Economics or ES 1010 World Geography | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 10-11
Math or Computer Science 3
Select two GE Approved Science courses from areas below; one must be a lab science
| Biology | 3-4 |
| Chemistry or Physics | 3-4 |
| Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Forensic Sciences or Sustainability Sciences | 3-4 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Academic Major 39
All major courses require a grade of C or better. Some courses may require approved petitions.
Required Foundation Core 18
All major courses requires a grade of C or better.
Note: It's recommended to take ENG 2020 and ENG 2101 before taking other major courses.
English Electives 18
Note: 9 must be in one of the three areas of concentration at the 3000 or 4000 level; remaining courses must include one course from each of the two remaining areas of concentration and may include one literature course.
Areas of Concentration:
Composition Studies
ENG 3005: prereq. ENG 2020 or ENG 2101
ENG 3035: prereq. ENG 2020
ENG 3070: prereqs: Grade of B+ or higher in ENG 1030 or equiv.; Grade of B or higher in GE 2023 or equiv.; or permission of instructor; and overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
ENG 4002, ENG 4060: prereq. ENG 3029
ENG 4030: prereq. ENG 2000, ENG 2020, or instructor permission
ENG 4040: prereq. ENG 3029 or ENG 3005
ENG 4070: prereq. ENG 2005 or instructor permission
ENG 4120: prereq. GE 2020 or equivalent course
ENG 4122: prereq. ENG 3101
Creative Writing
ENG 4000: prereq. instructor’s permission
ENG 4017: prereq. at least one English course at 3000-level
ENG 4050: prereq. one 3000-level English elective
ENG 4081: prereq. ENG 3080 or instructor’s permission
Writing in the Professions/Humanities
ENG 2000: prereq. ENG 2403
ENG 3090: prereq. ENG 2403 or equivalent
ENG 3910: prereq. ENG 2920 or equivalent
ENG 3917: prereq. ENG 2920
ENG 3920: prereq. ENG 2920 or ENG 3915 or instructor’s permission
ENG 3025: prereq. ENG 2920 or ENG 3910 or instructor’s permission
ENG 4090, ENG 4093: prereq. ENG 3090 or ENG 3091 or instructor’s permission
Major Capstone Course 3
ENG 4817: Required of all English Writing majors. It also fulfills the Writing Emphasis (WE) requirement of the University.
Petition required. Students must complete all major requirements and at least 5 major electives prior to enrollment in Senior Writing Seminar.
Free Electives 39-40
At least 50% must be 3000/4000 level. No English courses may be used as free electives by English majors except for ENG 1996, ENG 3291, ENG 3292 and ENG 3293.
ENG 1996 (Optional) Research course: Freshmen may partner with faculty to earn one credit as a free elective, which may be taken up to two times.
ENG 3291, ENG 3292 and ENG 3293 (Optional) Internship courses: Majors may enroll in internships, if available, for 1, 2 or 3 credits for a maximum of six credits, which may fulfill free elective requirements. Prerequisite are ENG 3001 or ENG 3029; 75 credits.