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Bachelor of Arts in English (Liberal Arts)

Degree Requirements of the Department:

The Bachelor of Arts in English includes core curricula in general education and the College of Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies, 15 hours of free electives or a minor in another discipline, and specialized study in English for a total of 120 hours.

Programs:

Bachelor of Arts in English:

Liberal Arts Concentration or Secondary Education Certification

Minors: English, French, Spanish, Ethics and Justice

Degree Requirements

First Year

First Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
SENL 101BEnglish Composition I

3
FRMN 120BCollege Success Skills

2
MATH 130BCollege Mathematics I

3
SBIO 101BGeneral Biology

3
World Languages Sequence 1

3
Health-PE Elective

1-2
Total Credit Hours:15-16

Second Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
SENL 102BEnglish Composition II

3
SMAT 120BCollege Mathematics II

3
SBIO 102BGeneral Biology

3
SHIS 111BHist of Civil

3
World Languages Sequence II

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Second Year

First Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
SENL 232BIntro to Literature

3
Natural Sciences Requirement

3
Social-Behavioral Science Requirement

3
Fine Arts Requirement

3
SHIS 112BHistory of Civilization

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Second Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
SENL 220BWorld Literature I

3
Or
SENL 240BIntro to African American Lit

3
Social or Behavioral Science Requirement

3
Philosophy Elective

3
Speech Theatre Elective

3
Free Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Third Year

First Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ENGL 305BApplied English Grammar

3
ENGL 308BEnglish Literature I

3
Or
ENGL 310BAmerican Literature I

3
HUMN 366BRace Relations

3
Free Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Second Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ENGL 309BEnglish Literature II

3
Or
ENGL 311BAmerican Literature II

3
ENGL 313BBlack American Literature

3
Computer Science Elective

3
Free Elective

3
English Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Fourth Year

First Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ENGL 451BLiterary Criticism

3
ENGL 471BShakespeare

3
ENGL 498BEnglish Seminar

3
English Elective

3
SVLR 400BService Learning

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Second Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
English Period Course Elective

3
English Elective

3
English Elective

3
Free Elective

3
Free Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Minor in English

18 Required Hours

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
SENL 232BIntro to Literature

3
ENGL 308BEnglish Literature I

3
Or
ENGL 310BAmerican Literature I

3
ENGL 309BEnglish Literature II

3
Or
ENGL 311BAmerican Literature II

3
ENGL 313BBlack American Literature

3
ENGL 305BApplied English Grammar

3
Or
ENGL 301BGrammar Review

3
Or
ENGL 362BTechnical Writing

3
Or
ENGL 433BHistory of English Language

3
English Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:18

Minor in Ethics and Justice

18 required hours.

Area 1

Required as a Pre-Requisite
Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
PHIL 220BEthics

3

Area 2

Must take two of the following:
Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
PHIL 310BEnvironmental Ethics

3
PHIL 320BPhilosophy and Ethics of Technology

3
PHIL 330BBiomedical Ethics

3
PHIL 350BPhilosophy Of Art

3
PHIL 360BSocial and Political Philosoph

3

Area 3

Must decide on three more courses and they can be area 2 or the following electives:
Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
PHIL 353BPhilosophy Of Religion

3
PHIL 426BBlack Philosophy & Relig

3
PHIL 415BAmer Philospphy

3
PHIL 430BExistential Ethics

3
PHIL 450BThe Political and Ethical Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

3
PHIL 490BSymbolic Logic

3
PHIL 497BSpecial Topics in Ethics and Philosophy

3
PHIL 498BSpecial Topics in Ethics and Philosophy

3
PHIL 499BSpecial Topics in Ethics and Philosophy

3
(Students must take up to three special topics as electives)

Minor in World Languages

French Minor

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
FREN 201BIntermediate French

3
FREN 202BIntermediate French

3
FREN 219BIntermediate French Conversation

3
FREN 255BAdvanced French Grammar

3
FREN 300BIntroduction to Readings in Francophone Literature

3
FREN 460BSecond Language Methodology

3
Total Credit Hours:18
Additional course may be requested
FREN 410 Special Topics in French 

Spanish Minor

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
SSPN 101BElementary Spanish I

3
SSPN 102BElementary Spanish II

3
SPAN 202BSpanish Phonetics

3
SPAN 219BInterm Spanish Conversation

3
SPAN 255BAdvanced Spanish

3
SPAN 300BIntro to Reading Hispan Lit

3
Total Credit Hours:18
Additional course may be requested
SPAN 410 Special Topics in Spanish