English
The Bachelor of Arts in English provides verbal and written communication skills to prepare students for careers in law, communication, education, business and technical writing, and for graduate studies in the humanities or social sciences.
Candidates interested in English teacher licensure must complete this program of study and the Secondary Education dual major. Candidates should work with an advisor in English and an advisor in Education early and often to ensure enrollment in the required courses. ED 432, Classroom Management and ED 433, Methods in Education must be taken the semester prior to student teaching.
Degree Requirements
Area I - Foundation Skills - 3 hours
| FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 3 |
FSL 101 is required for new and transferring students with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in
FSL 101.
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 9 hours
Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3-4 hours
Area I - Computer Literacy - 3 hours
| CIS 170 | Intro to Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
| | or | |
| ED 190 | Introduction to Computers for Instruction | 3 |
Area II - The Arts (choose one) - 3 hours
Area II - Literature in English (Choose one) - 3 hours
Area II - Social Science and Humanities - 6 hours
Choose two from the following:
| ANTH 210/SOC 210 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ECON 241 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| | or | |
| ECON 242 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| PHIL 201 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| POLSC 223 | Introduction to American National Government & Politics | 3 |
| | or | |
| POLSC 224 | Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics | 3 |
| PSY 201 | General Psychology | 3 |
| | or | |
| PSY 211 | Psychology of Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| SOC 221 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| | or | |
| SOC 223 | Social Problems | 3 |
Area II - History - 6 hours
Choose one of two sequences:
| HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 192 | World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours
Choose two different science disciplines from any of the following:
English Core Requirements - 39 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all English core requirements.
English Elective - 3 hours
Choose three hours of English at the 300 level or higher.
Students must earn a "C" or higher in English electives.
General Electives - 33-38 hours
Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120.
Total GEC Credit Hours (40-45 hours)
Total Required English Core Courses (39 hours)
Total English Electives (3 hours)
Total General Electives (33-38 hours)
120 minimum hours required for graduation.