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2024-2025 Rowan University Academic Catalog

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2024-2025 Rowan University Academic Catalog

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 .

Non-Program Requirements

All students must complete the following Non-Program requirements:

Required

One of the following courses:

HIST 05100 - The West in the World to 1600 Credits: 3
or
HIST 05150 - United States to 1865 Credits: 3
or
3 semester hours (s.h.) of a world language

And one of the following courses:

HIST 05101 - The West in the World since 1600 Credits: 3
or
HIST 05151 - United States since 1865 Credits: 3
or
3 semester hours (s.h.) of a world language

And 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
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

Program Requirements

Major Requirements: 36 s.h.

Required

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

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

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:

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

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