Program Requirements

Non-English majors must complete courses from the list below. English majors must complete 15 additional credit hours (5 courses) beyond the 36 hours required for the major in order to qualify for any English minor or certificate. At least 9 of the 18 credit hours must be at the 300 level and above.

Required courses

• ENG-L 260 Introduction to Advanced Study of Literature
• Group: Backgrounds of British Literature to 1800 (3 cr)
  • Choose one:
    • ENG-L 306 Middle English Literature
    • ENG-L 309 Elizabethan Poetry
    • ENG-L 322 English Literature, 1660-1789
    • ENG-G 301 History of the English Language
  • (Other courses may apply. Consult with the English dept.)
• Group: Backgrounds of American Literature to 1900 (3 cr)
  • Choose one:
    • ENG-L 351 American Literature 1800-1865
    • ENG-L 352 American Literature 1865-1914
    • ENG-L 355 American Fiction to 1900
    • ENG-L 356 American Poetry to 1900
    • ENG-L 361 Studies in 19th Century American Lit
  • (Other courses may apply. Consult with the English dept.)
• Group: Modern Literature (3 cr)
  • Choose one:
    • ENG-L 299 English Literature Since 1800
    • ENG-L 332 Romantic Literature
    • ENG-L 335 Victorian Literature
    • ENG-L 354 American Literature since 1914
    • ENG-L 357 20th Century American Poetry
    • ENG-L 358 20th Century American Fiction
    • ENG-L 384 Studies in American Culture
  • (Other courses may apply. Consult with the English dept.)
• Group: Literature in World & Cultural Context (3 cr)
  • Choose one:
    • CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology
    • ENG-L 225 Introduction to World Masterpieces
    • ENG-L 378 Studies in Women and Literature
    • ENG-L 379 American Ethnic and Minority Lit.
    • ENG-L 383 Studies in British or Commonwealth
  • (Other courses may apply. Consult with the English dept.)
• Choose one English elective.

Note: Other courses may apply toward the certificate as approved by the certificate advisors.