Areas of Study:
	The Handbook for English Majors (166k pdf) Major: English Minor: A minor in English requires five courses from departmental offerings, including at least one at the 200/300 level. Honors in English: To become a candidate for honors in English, a student must have a GPA of 3.67 in English and submit an application and a portfolio by the end of the first semester of her junior year to the chair of the department.The portfolio should include a writing sample, two letters of recommendation, and a statement of intent describing intellectual interests and reasons for pursuing honors in English. The chair, in consultation with members of the department, will determine candidacy. Honors in English requires that candidates complete the regular English major through either the writing option or the literature option, plus ENGL 350 Independent Study followed by ENGL 355 Thesis. Honors in English also requires that the student maintain a GPA of 3.67 in English. Students intending to continue their specialization in English at the graduate level will find it advisable to take the honors program. Students considering graduate work are also strongly urged to take a significant number of English courses at the 300-level and to take a literature course in another modern language. Interested students should consult with Pamela Bromberg, director of the graduate program in English.

Major Requirements:
The major in English consists of 10 courses given by, or approved by, the department. In special circumstances, with agreement of the instructor and approval of the chair, ENGL 349 (Directed Study) may be substituted for a course offered in a required area. Note that Directed Study does not count towards the independent learning requirement.

In consultation with her departmental adviser, each student is encouraged to choose required and elective courses to extend the range of her familiarity with literature or to explore in greater depth areas of particular interest: historical periods, comparative literature studies, genres, themes, or individual figures.

Although most students will have little difficulty planning their programs within the suggested framework, students who wish to modify it are invited to consult with the department chair. Such students may want to take greater advantage of the independent learning option.

In the Department of English, some or all of the College’s independent learning requirement can be met by any student in the following ways: 350: Independent Study (4hrs); 350 + 355: Senior Thesis (8hrs); 380: Field Work (4hrs); 370: Internship or Student Teaching (8hrs); 390: Seminar in Literary Scholarship (4hrs) or Special Extra Project in a 300-level course (4hrs) elected after consultation with the instructor regarding its suitability for this purpose. Alternatively, English majors may meet the requirement by taking appropriate courses or completing projects in an area other than English. Independent learning must total 8 semester hours.

English majors may meet the independent learning requirement in any of the ways described below, or by taking appropriate courses or completing projects in an area other than English.

Major Requirements:
Eng. 121	Shakespeare
Eng. 210	Critical Interpretation
	Notes: All majors must elect ENGL 210 as soon as possible after declaring an English major; students considering an English major are urged to take ENGL 210 in their sophomore year. English 210 is the prerequisite for all 300-level literature courses in English (but not for 300-level writing courses).
Choose either the Writing or Literature Option
The Writing Option:
	One course covering literature before 1610 (ENGL 111, 112, 315, 321, or 326)
	One course covering literature from 1610-1800 (ENGL 231, 243, or 342)
	One course covering nineteenth-century English literature (ENGL 254, 304, 306, 307, or 311)
	One course in American literature before 1900 (ENGL 261, 262, 274, 312 , or 320)
	One course: Multi-Ethnic Literature (163, 178, 220, 235, 251, 275, 276, 308, 323, 330)
	Two writing courses (ENGL 105, 107, 109, 305, 310, or 350)
	Any other literature course
	Note: Two of these 10 courses must be 300-level literature seminars
The Literature Option:
	One course covering literature before 1610 (ENGL 111, 112, 315, 321, or 326)
	One course covering literature from 1610-1800 (ENGL 231, 243, or 342)
	One course covering nineteenth-century English literature (ENGL 254, 304, 306, 307, or 311)
	One course in American literature before 1900 (ENGL 261, 262, 274 , 312, or 320)
	Multi-Ethnic Literature (163, 178, 220, 235, 251, 275, 276, 308, 323, 330)
	Three literature electives
	Note: Two of these 10 courses must be 300-level literature seminars

In consultation with her departmental adviser, each student is encouraged to choose required and elective courses to extend the range of her familiarity with literature or to explore in greater depth areas of particular interest: historical periods, comparative literature studies, genres, themes, or individual figures.

Although most students will have little difficulty planning their programs within the suggested framework, students who wish to modify it are invited to consult with the department chair. Such students may want to take greater advantage of the independent learning option.

In the Department of English, some or all of the College’s independent learning requirement can be met by any student in the following ways: 350: Independent Study (4hrs); 350 + 355: Senior Thesis (8hrs); 380: Field Work (4hrs); 370: Internship or Student Teaching (8hrs); 390: Seminar in Literary Scholarship (4hrs) or Special Extra Project in a 300-level course (4hrs) elected after consultation with the instructor regarding its suitability for this purpose. Alternatively, English majors may meet the requirement by taking appropriate courses or completing projects in an area other than English. Independent learning must total 8 semester hours.