ENG-BA - English
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The Department offers four concentrations in the English Bachelor of Arts degree program. They are: Literature, Writing, Linguistics, and Dramatic Literature.
Honors
Graduating English majors may apply for graduation with honors in English. Candidates must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and must take an independent study with a full-time faculty member, in order to write an honors-quality paper, which will be submitted to the Honors Committee on the dates described below.
The paper submitted need not be a new work; it may be a revision or extension of a paper previously submitted in a course. Research papers, critical papers, and original works of prose or poetry are acceptable. Candidates should ask an English Department faculty member of their choosing to supervise the preparation of the paper; papers submitted to the Honors Committee must have the signature of this faculty member on the title page.
Honors projects should demonstrate superior originality, depth, and research, and critical or creative intelligence. Papers must be technically correct and research papers must have accurate MLA citations.
Students planning to apply for graduation with honors in English are strongly urged to begin preparation of their Honors projects before the semester of their graduation. Papers for majors graduating in January must be submitted to the English Department Office (Building 2S, Room 218) by December 1st; papers for majors graduating in June or August by May 1st.
Department Policy on Independent Study
In order to take an Independent Study, students must have completed a minimum of 24 credits in the major with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Students may take no more than 8 credits of Independent Studies in the major. Applications for Independent Studies must be completed and submitted to the department chair by 5:00 pm on Friday at the end of the first full week of the semester in which the student is to complete the study. No Independent Studies may be offered during the winter and summer sessions.