BA Four-Year Degree Plan

You can easily complete your English degree in four years (eight semesters). The four-year degree plan does not take into account dual or transfer credit.

Course availability and prerequisites can change, so talk to your advisor each time you schedule courses.

This is a model four-year degree plan. Your path to graduation may vary slightly based on factors such as college credit you earned while in high school and your choice of general education electives.

Minor required. (Minors typically require 18-24 credit hours.)

Check out the course rotation before scheduling your classes.

The following degree plan is based on the general education program instituted in fall 2014. For the previous general education requirements, please access these Student Transition Resources.

First semester (fall)

Courses	Hours
Total hours	15-16
ENG 110 Writing I	3
GEP 101 First-Year Foundations	2
MTH 130 Contemporary Mathematics (or higher)	3
PSY 121 Introductory Psychology	3
CIS/CSC 101 Computers for Learning (or elective if waived)	2-3
PLS 101 American Democracy and Citizenship	3

Second semester (spring)

Courses	Hours
Total hours	17
COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
KIN 210 Healthy Lifestyles: Preventive Approaches	3
HST 121 Survey of the History of the United States to 1877 or HST 122 Survey of the History of the United States Since 1877	3
ANT 100 World Cultures or SOC 150 Introduction to Society	3
HST 103 World History to Circa 1600 C.E.	3
B.A. Language Requirement	3

Third semester (fall)

Courses	Hours
Total hours	16
ENG 210 Writing II: Writing Across the Disciplines	3
ENG 235 Critical Approaches to Literature	3
BIO 100 Biological Science for Educators	4
ENG 215 Creative Writing: Short Story	3
HST 104 World History Since 1600 C.E.	3

Fourth semester (spring)

Courses	Hours
Total hours	16
ENG 205 Creative Writing: Nonfiction	3
AST 115 Basic Astronomy	4
PHI 105 Critical Thinking or ENG 287 Life Stages in Literature	3
ENG 203 Creative Writing: Poetry	3
B.A. Language Requirement	3

Fifth semester (fall)

Courses	Hours
Total hours	18
ENG 351 Survey of American Literature II	3
ENG 282 Literature by Women or ENG 354 Ethnic American Literature	3
PHI 115 Ethics and Contemporary Issues	3
B.A. Language Requirement	3
B.A. Fine Arts Requirement	3
Minor Elective	3

Sixth semester (spring)

Courses	Hours
Total hours	15
ENG 341 Survey of English Literature II or ENG 350 Survey of American Literature I or ENG 340 Survey of English Literature I	3
ENG 303 Creative Writing: Poetry II or ENG 315 Creative Writing: Fiction II	3
ENG 487 Analysis of Scientific Literature	3
Minor Elective	3
B.A. Language Requirement	3

Seventh semester (fall)

Courses	Hours
Total hours	15
ENG 516 (Course no longer offered. Review course number changes.)	-0
ENG 501 Advanced Writing: Fiction or ENG 503 Advanced Writing: Poetry	3
ENG 341 Survey of English Literature II or ENG 350 Survey of American Literature I or ENG 340 Survey of English Literature I	3
Minor Elective	3

Eighth semester (spring)

Courses	Hours
Total hours	15
ENG 508 Creative Writing Project	3
Minor Elective (upper-division)	3
ENG 548 Major British Authors or ENG 553 American Romantic Literature	3
Free Elective	3
Minor Elective	3