BA in English
Program Requirements
A minimum total of 120 credit hours is required for the BA in English. The major consists of 33 credit hours, only 3 credits of which may be at the 200 level. In addition to meeting the requirements of the WSU General Education Program and the requirements of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, students in the BA in English must complete the distributed coursework as follows:
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | ||
| Select courses to meet General Education requirements 1 | 34-35 | |
| College Requirements | ||
| Select courses to complete all LAS Competency Areas 1 | 36 | |
| Basic Requirements | ||
| ENGL 325 | Introduction to English Studies | 3 |
| Select one of the following for 3 credit hours | 3 | |
| Nature of Poetry | ||
| The Nature of Drama | ||
| Nature of Fiction | ||
| Select one of the following for 3 credit hours | 3 | |
| World Literature | ||
| American Multicultural Literature | ||
| African-American Literature | ||
| Period Requirements | ||
| Choose one class from three of the four literary periods | 9 | |
| Early British Literature | ||
| Major British Writers I | ||
| Medieval Literature | ||
| Renaissance Literature | ||
| Restoration and 18th Century Literature | ||
| Modern British Literature | ||
| Major British Writers II | ||
| Romantic Literature | ||
| Victorian Literature | ||
| Modern British Literature | ||
| Early American Literature | ||
| Major American Writers I | ||
| American Literature I | ||
| Modern American Literature | ||
| Major American Writers II | ||
| American Literature II | ||
| Capstone | ||
| ENGL 590 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Major Electives | ||
| Select 12 credit hours of work in other English courses, at least 6 of which must be taken at the 500–600 level, with no more than one course at the 200 level. Students may take the opportunity to focus their elective courses on a particular track for example: Professional Writing (e.g. ENGL 680, 686, etc); Linguistics/Language (ENGL 315, 316, 317, 318, 667, etc.); Visual Texts (ENGL 307, 377, 508, 576) | 12 | |
| Open Electives | ||
| Select enough electives to reach 120 credit hours | 16-17 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
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Required major courses may also count towards General Education and/or LAS Competencies. Students will need to select additional electives to reach 120 credit hours required for graduation with assistance from an advisor.
Applied Learning
Students in the BA in English program are required to complete an applied learning or research experience to graduate from the program. This requirement can be met by completing ENGL 590 Senior Seminar.