2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English, BA, Concentration: English Literature


About the Program


Apply Now The Literature option is the broadest of our degrees, and involves the careful analysis of texts in their cultural, historical, and formal contexts.  Because the Literature degree involves extensive training in writing and the close attention to the meaning of texts, this option provides a flexible set of skills that can be applied to a wide variety of careers.

Degree Requirements


PNW General Education Core (30 Credits Minimum)


CHESS College Core (36 Credits)


  • Modern Language (12 Credits)
  • U.S. Traditions (3 Credits)
  • Global Cultures (3 Credits)
  • Literature and the Arts (3 Credits)
  • Racial and Ethnic Diversity (3 Credits)
  • Gender Issues (3 Credits)
  • Social Ethics (3 Credits)
  • Individual and Society (3 Credits)
  • Western Heritage (3 Credits)

For courses that meet these requirements, please see the CHESS College Core list .

Major Core (39 Credits)


Other Required Courses (15 Credits)


  • Free Electives (15 Credits)

Total 120 Credits Required


Degree Map


Requirements


Minimum Grade and Grade Point Average (GPA):  Minimum grade of C required for all ENGL and Foreign Language courses; 2.0 GPA

Experiential Learning (EL):  One EL course required.  EL courses are noted by (e) next to the course title.

General Education Core:  General Education notations can be found within the course description.  Please click on a course to see if it meets a Gen Ed requirement.

Milestone Courses noted by (m) next to the course title have been identified as being critical to your success in this field of study. 

Courses that are only offered on one campus will be noted by an (H) for Hammond, or (W) for Westville.

Please see the Additional Information and Guidelines section below for more information.

Semester 1 (15 Credits)


Semester 3 (15 Credits)


Semester 4 (15 Credits)


Semester 5 (15 Credits)


Semester 6 (15 Credits)


Semester 7 (15 Credits)


Semester 8 (15 Credits)


Additional Information and Guidelines


No cross-listed course may be double-counted.

No single ENGL course may count toward more than one requirement of the English literature concentration.

Undergraduates are limited to two 50000 level courses.

Note 1: SPAN, FR, GER, ASL, or JPNS; students must complete 4 semesters of the same language.

Note 2: Take ENGL 38800 Literature and Culture in Context, a variable topics course, three times, on three different topics

Note 3:

  • Choose one course from the Writing concentration or Creative and Professional Writing minor: 20500, 30200, 31900, 30502, 40400, 40600, 40700, 48000, 40900, 41800, 40000, 41000, 42000, 42001, 42501, 42601, 42900, 43100, 43500, 43600, 43700, 43800, 45100, 48000.
  • Choose any Multimodal Writing course: ENGL 30200, 30502, 40400, 42510, 42601, 43500.
  • Choose any Diverse Literatures course: ENGL 25700, 31100, 31200, 31300, 32000, 32300, 32400, 33400, 33600, 33800, 34000, 34900, 35300, 34600, 36000, 36500, 36600, 39600. 
  • Choose any Capstone course: ENGL 30502, 48700 Community-Engaged Literature, 42001, 48000, 49500.

Note 4: Choose any ENGL literature course at the 20000 level or above: ENGL 21600, 23200, 23500. 23700. 23800, 23900, 24000, 24100, 25000, 25700, 26000, 26100, 26200, 26400, 26600, 26700, 28600, 3100, 31100, 31200, 31300, 31400, 31500, 31800, 32000, 32300, 32400, 32500, 33100, 33300, 33500, 33600, 33700, 33900, 34000, 35000, 35100, 35500, 35600, 36000, 36300, 36500, 36600, 37000, 37100, 37200, 37300, 37500, 37700, 37900, 38100, 38200, 38300, 38600, 38700, 39600, 40300, 41100, 41200, 41300, 41400, 44100, 44200, 44400, 46000, 46200, 46300, 46600, 46800, 46900, 47900, 49200.

Note 5:  English elective: choose any course with an ENGL prefix at the 20000 level or above.

Resources


The 8 semester plan of study is a recommended sequence of classes designed to show how this program can be completed within four years.

Visit the 15 to Finish website for information and resources.

For career information, click here to visit the Careers and Employment Trends page.

For Financial Aid eligibility, click here. Annual FAFSA filing deadline is March 10. Financial Aid recipients are required to complete 30 credits per calendar year to stay eligible for the standard financial aid award.

Financial Guarantee: If you follow the degree map and find a course unavailable, you may be able to take the course for free in a future semester.  Certain exclusions apply.