English Major

English, BS
English Major
*Sample Four Year Plan

First Year Fall Semester	SCH	First Year Spring Semester	SCH
APSU 1000-Transition to the University	1	ENGL 1020-English Composition II	3
ENGL 1010-English Composition I	3	HIST Core	3
COMM 2045-Public Speaking	3	Foreign Language 1020	4
Foreign Language 1010	4	Humanities and/or Fine Arts Core	3
MATH Core	3	Social and Behavioral Sciences Core	3
TOTAL SCH	14	TOTAL SCH	16
Second Year Fall Semester	SCH	Second Year Spring Semester	SCH
ENGL 2330-Topics in World Literature	3	Minor Course	3
Natural Sciences w/ lab Core	4	ENGL 3010-American Literature I	3
HIST Core	3	ENGL 3150-Shakespeare	3
ENGL 1100-Technical & Report Writing	3	Natural Sciences w/ lab Core	4
Social and Behavioral Sciences Core	3	Humanities and/or Fine Arts Corse	3
TOTAL SCH	16	TOTAL SCH	16
Third Year Fall Semester	SCH	Third Year Spring Semester	SCH
Upper Division Literature Course	3	Minor Course	3
ENGL 3100-British Literature I	3	ENGL 3130-British Literature II	3
ENGL 3020-American Literature II	3	Advanced Writing Course (Choose 1 from Group 1)	3
Linguistics (Choose 1 from Group 2)	3	Upper Division Literature Course	3
Minor Course	3	Minor Course	3
TOTAL SCH	15	TOTAL SCH	15
Fourth Year Fall Semester	SCH	Fourth Year Spring Semester	SCH
Upper Division Multicultural or Diversity Literature Course (Choose 1 from list below)	3	Upper Division Literature Course	3
Minor Course	3	Minor Course	3
Minor Course	3	General Elective	3
Diversity Elective (1 from Group 3)	3	General Elective	3
General Elective	3	General Elective	1
TOTAL SCH	15	TOTAL SCH	13
		Total Student Credit Hours for Degree	120

*For this degree a student must complete a total of 39 upper division (3000-4999) credit hours.

Group 1: Advanced Writing
Select one (1) course from the list below
ENGL 3200 – Expository Writing 3
ENGL 3210 – Writing Fiction 3
ENGL 3220 – Writing Poetry 3
ENGL 3500 – Advanced Technical Writing 3
ENGL 3510 – Technical Report Writing 3
ENGL 3600 – Professional Writing and Editing 3
ENGL 3700 – Business Writing 3
ENGL 4200 – Writing Workshop: Expository Writing 3
ENGL 4210 – Writing Workshop: Fiction 3
ENGL 4220 – Writing Workshop: Poetry 3

Group 3 – Diversity Course:
ENGL 340B-Native American Literature 3
ENGL 340D-Mythology and Folklore 3
ENGL 340F-Women Writers and Women Literature 3
ENGL 340G-African American Literature 3
ENGL 340H-African Writers 3
ENGL 340M-U. S. Latino/a Literatures
ENGL 340N-LGBTQ Literature Across Cultures 3
ENGL 340P-Topics in World Literature 3
ENGL 340R-Race and Gender in Turn of the 20th Century 3
ENGL 340W-Critical Studies in Women’s Literature 3
ENGL 360H-Literature and Film Across Cultures 3

Group 2: Linguistics
Select one (1) course from the list below
LING 4010 – History and Etymology 3
LING 4020 – History of American English 3
LING 4050 – English Grammar and Usage 3
LING 4040 – Structure and Dialects 3

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