English Studies Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA): Plan of Study

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement.  Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.

First Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
ENGL 1015ENGL 2015ENGL 2715
ENGL 2505Social Science BACR 215MATH 1075
Social Science BACR 115Humanities & Arts BACR 115Humanities & Arts BACR 215
 15 15 15
Second Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
ENGL 2001ENGL 2735ENGL 322, 323, 347, 380, 381, or 389 (Cultural Competency)5
ENGL 385, 386, or 387 (Humanities)5ENGL 300 or 302 (Professional Writing)5ENGL 343, 344, 345, or 346 (Literary Histories)5
Natural Science BACR 115Natural Science BACR 215Diversity - graduation requirement15
Elective - minor or general elective4  
 15 15 15
Third Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
ENGL 315, 350, 382, TCOM 305, or JRNM 305 (Multiliteracies)5ENGL 391, 392, or 393 (Theory and Methods)5Elective - minor or general elective5
Global Studies - graduation requirement15Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
 15 15 15
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
English Studies Elective25English Studies Elective25ENGL 4015
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5ENGL 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)5
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
 15 15 15
Total Cr. 180
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

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Required Concentration–choose two courses in either the Literature and Humanities concentration or the Public and Professional Writing and Rhetoric concentration.