Bachelor of Arts in English

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General Education

All students starting before Fall 2018 and transfer students must complete the University General Education Requirements as described in the Undergraduate Program Requirements .

Rowan Core

All first-time Freshmen starting in Fall 2018 or after must complete the University Rowan Core Requirements as described in Undergraduate Program Requirements .

Rowan Experience

All students must complete the Rowan Experience requirements as described in Undergraduate Program Requirements .

Program Requirements

Non-Program Courses: 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.

Must choose one course from the bank of experiential learning courses below.

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 Credits: 0 to 6
INTR 20390 - Interdisciplinary Case Studies in the Liberal Arts Credits: 1
INTR 20395 - Experiential Learning in the Humanities and Social Sciences Credits: 0 to 1
INTR 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.

At least one of the English electives must be chosen from the English Department’s own designated Diversity and Inclusion course bank, which includes:

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 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

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