Bachelor of Arts in English

Location(s): Glassboro Campus

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Rowan Core: 9 s.h.

All first-time Freshmen must complete the University Rowan Core Literacies. There are six literacies:

Communicative Literacy (COML) - 9 s.h. Satisfied by taking the following three courses:
- COMP 01111 College Composition I
- COMP 01112 College Composition II
- CMS 04205 Public Speaking
- Note: Engineering Majors will take (11 s.h.)
Artistic Literacy (ARTL)
Global Literacy (GLBL)
Humanistic Literacy (HUML)
Quantitative Literacy (QNTL)
Scientific Literacy (SCIL)

Majors may suggest courses to fulfill the above literacies and will be applied elsewhere.

A complete listing of courses that fulfill the above literacies can be found here Undergraduate Program Requirements .

Rowan Experience

Students must satisfy all three Rowan Experience attributes. Credits attached to the courses in this section will apply elsewhere.

The attributes are as follows:

Broad-Based Literature Attribute (LIT)
Writing Intensive Attribute (WI)
Rowan Seminar Attribute*(RS)

Departments may recommend courses to fulfill these attributes. A complete listing of courses that satisfy these attributes can be found at Undergraduate Program Requirements .

*The Rowan Seminar requirement is waived for all students transferring 24 or more approved credits into Rowan University at the time of initial entry.

Program Requirements

Non-Program Requirements: 18 s.h.

Courses in this section must not be in the major department.

Courses in this section may satisfy Rowan Core Requirements.

HIST 05100 - The West in the World to 1600 Credits: 3
or
HIST 05150 - United States to 1865 Credits: 3
or A World Language Course - Credits: 3 s.h.
HIST 05101 - The West in the World since 1600 Credits: 3
or
HIST 05151 - United States since 1865 Credits: 3
or A World Language course - Credits: 3 s.h.

Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR): 0-6 s.h.

Choose one course from the following bank of experiential learning courses:

AFST 11350 - Topics in Africana Studies Credits: 3
ECED 23320 - Building Brains: Competency and Resiliency Credits: 3
INCL 02310 - STREAM I: Social Studies, ELA, and the Arts Credits: 2
SA 01470 - Semester Abroad
CHSS 20390 - Interdisciplinary Case Studies in the Liberal Arts Credits: 1
CHSS 20395 - Experiential Learning in the Humanities and Social Sciences Credits: 0 to 1
CHSS 20399 - Internship In Applied Liberal Arts Credits: 2 to 6
IS 25350 - Special Topics in International Studies Credits: 3
SMED 40450 - Schools & Society: Foundations for Secondary Teaching Credits: 3

Major Requirements: 36 s.h.

Required English Major Courses

ENGL 02101 - Critical Methods I for English Majors Credits: 3
ENGL 02202 - Critical Methods II for English Majors Credits: 3
ENGL 02309 - British Literature I Credits: 3
ENGL 02311 - British Literature II Credits: 3
ENGL 02313 - US Literature I Credits: 3
ENGL 02315 - US Literature II Credits: 3
ENGL 02345 - Shakespeare I Credits: 3
ENGL 02499 - Senior Seminar - WI Credits: 3

And Four English electives, at least two of which must be at the 300-level or above: 12 s.h.

* All Students must take at least one course from each of the below course banks ( minimum 2 courses total) :

Diversity and Inclusion (D/I) Course Bank

ENGL 02200 - Gender, Sexuality, and Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 02218 - Multiethnic Literatures of the United States Credits: 3
ENGL 02223 - Selected Topics in Multiethnic Literatures of the US Credits: 3
ENGL 02269 - Queer Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 02231 - World Mythologies Credits: 3
ENGL 02360 - Asian American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 02362 - Native American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 02365 - U.S. Latino/a Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 02380 - African American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 02470 - Special Topics in Multiethnic Literatures of the United States Credits: 3
ENGL 02473 - Global Modernisms Credits: 3
ENGL 02475 - Special Topics in Global Literatures in English Credits: 3
ENGL 02530 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in U.S. Literature Credits: 3

Multiethnic Literatures of the United States (MELUS) course bank:

ENGL 02218 - Multiethnic Literatures of the United States Credits: 3
ENGL 02223 - Selected Topics in Multiethnic Literatures of the US Credits: 3
ENGL 02360 - Asian American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 02362 - Native American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 02365 - U.S. Latino/a Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 02380 - African American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 02470 - Special Topics in Multiethnic Literatures of the United States Credits: 3
ENGL 02530 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in U.S. Literature Credits: 3

Optional Concentrations Available:

Students who declare one of the concentrations and complete the 12 s.h. from the courses required will have this concentration appear on their transcript.

Undergraduate Concentration in English for Future Educators

Undergraduate Concentration in Global Literatures in English

Undergraduate Concentration in Multiethnic American Literatures

Undergraduate Concentration in Shakespeare Studies

Free Electives: 57 s.h.

Total Credits in Program: 120 s.h.

C- is the minimum grade for each English course
The minimum overall GPA within the major is 2.0