Liberal Arts:
English Language & Literature

GENERAL ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
MAJOR PROGRAM OF STUDY || MINOR REQUIREMENTS

Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts

The English Language and Literature Program offers courses leading to both the minor and the baccalaureate degree (B.A.) in English.

Majors and minors in English receive outstanding preparation for a variety of careers involving diverse aspects of reading, writing, research, and presentation skills. English majors are well-suited for further study and careers in professional or technical writing, law, education, linguistics, and public service, among many others. Internship opportunities are available to better acquaint students with professions of interest.

GENERAL ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

As for all majors, candidates for the baccalaureate degree in English Language and Literature must satisfy the requirements for the reading and essay writing components of the Regents' Testing Program (RTP).

English majors must also complete 15 hours in a minor or concentration area of their choosing.
Senior English majors must take the departmental exit examination.
Each English major is assigned an academic advisor by the chair of the department. Students are required to be advised by their advisor prior to registering each semester.
Students must earn a minimum grade of "C" in all major courses and all courses listed under Area F in the English major grid.

Students must complete and submit for approval an Application for Degree form at least 2 semesters prior to their intended graduation date.  The form may be obtained online through SSU’s Forms Online page.

MAJOR PROGRAM OF STUDY

Courses

Hrs

Core Curriculum
Areas A, B, C, D, E, & additional requirements

[Note: English majors may not take courses in Area C that are listed as requirements for the major (ENGL 2121, 2122, 2131, 2132, or 2222). Therefore, English majors may take either ENGL 2110, RPHS 2101, or RPHS 2241 in Area C; students who do not take ENGL 2110 here must take it as an English elective.]

47

Area F
Courses Appropriate to the Program of Study

18

ENGL 2104
ENGL 2105
ENGL 3321
ENGL 2222

Advanced Composition
Introduction to Literary Criticism
Introduction to Language Study
African American Literature
Foreign Language Sequence
(students should take two courses in the same foreign language)

3
3
3
3
6

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

39

ENGL 2121
ENGL 2122
ENGL 2131
ENGL 2132
ENGL 3415
ENGL 4011
ENGL 4700

British Literature I
British Literature II
American Literature I
American Literature II
Creative Writing
Shakespeare
Senior Seminar

3
3
3
3
3
3
3

ONE of the following upper-level  courses in African-American literature:

ENGL 3212
ENGL 3216
ENGL 4211
ENGL 4217
ENGL 4218
ENGL 4400

African-American Oral Literature
African-American Poetry
African-American Drama
African-American Fiction
African-American Nonfiction Senior
Special Topics (when the focus relates to African-American literature)

3
3
3
3
3
3

5 English Electives at the 3000 - 4000 level                       (15 )
 In addition to the specific courses listed above, English majors must complete at least 5 additional 3000 or 4000-level English courses as English electives. A variety of English electives are offered during fall and spring semesters.

Open electives (any course not required elsewhere on the grid)

6

Minor Area or Concentration
(see catalog for specific requirements for selected minor/concentration)                              

TOTAL

125

MINOR IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

A minor in English consists of a minimum of fifteen hours beyond ENGL 1102. Students minoring in English are required to take ENGL 2105, one course in British literature, one course in American literature, one course in African-American literature, and one additional English course of their choosing.