English BA - Bachelor of Arts
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Liberal Arts and Sciences Content Courses
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Students who enter the College with fewer than six credits are required to complete the non-credit College Life Unit Experience Program (CLUE) or complete a one-credit orientation course (SPD 101: Issues in College Life, or SKO 100: SEEK Freshman Orientation.) Students are expected to complete this requirement during their first semester or prior to the completion of 12 equated credits.
To satisfy this requirement students must:
Choose one of the following:
Successfully complete a one-credit freshman orientation course: SPD 101: Issues in College Life or SKO 100: SEEK Freshman Orientation (open only to SEEK students)
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Complete the five components of the non-credit College Life Unit Experiences (CLUE) program, which include: attendance at a general orientation session on such topics as the purposes of higher education, an overview of College policies and services, and an appreciation of diversity. Students should attend the orientation session prior to the beginning of classes.
ANDAttend four CLUE-certified events: two Personal Growth Experiences and two Co-curricular Experiences. Personal Growth topics include study skills, career development, self-development, substance abuse, and pluralism. Co-curricular Experiences include events offered in conjunction with the scholarly, cultural, and civic programs presented regularly at the College.
Any 112-level language is recommended.
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STEM courses identified as having both the Life and Physical Sciences (LP) and Scientific World (SW) requirement designation may satisfy either/or Common Core area. No single course may be used to fulfill both areas.
Any 300-level or above course in foreign literature or equivalent courses in other languages will satisfy this requirement. Some courses require reading knowledge of the language; others allow students without knowledge of the language to read the works in English translation.
If the 114-level language requirement has been met through testing or exemption, an additional TALA or social science course must be substituted.
Students must complete at least six credits in courses at the 200 level or higher.
Social Scientific Analysis (Social Science) and Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis (TALA) may also fulfill Contemporary World or Pluralism and Diversity.
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.
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English majors in the Adolescence Education sequence are required to take course and either course or course. Students in the Literature, Writing, or Linguistics options planning to complete the Adolescence Education sequence may count the required education courses as electives.
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These 20 credits may be Linguistics (LING), Literature (ENL), Dramatic Literature (ENL), or Writing (EWR).
Students may not take more than one LING course at the 200-level and one ENH course toward their major.
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Linguistics courses chosen from LING 201/LING 300-level or higher.
These twelve credits may be Linguistics (LING), Literature (ENL), Dramatic Literature (ENL), or Writing (EWR).
Students may not take more than one LING course at the 200-level toward their major.
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At least 1 from pre-1800
At least 1 from power, identity, & difference list
At least 1 from translation and global list
These 16 credits may be Linguistics (LING), Literature (ENL), Dramatic Literature (ENL), or Writing (EWR).
Students may not take more than one LING course at the 200-level and one ENH course toward their major.
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20 credits in writing (EWR) designation.
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These eight credits may be Linguistics (LING), Literature (ENL), Dramatic Literature (ENL), or Writing (EWR).Students may not take more than one LING course at the 200-level and one ENH course toward their major.
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.