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The English department offers the following degree programs:

• Online Bachelor of Arts Degree Completion Program in English with Concentration in Technical and Professional Writing
• Bachelor of Arts in English
• Minor in Writing and Communication with concentrations in
  • Creative Writing
  • Technical Communication
• Certificate in Technical Communication

Bachelor of Arts in English

General Requirements

1. You must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours, of which 100 must be in arts and sciences.
2. You must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) on 4.0 scale. A course taken to fulfill requirements of the major must be completed with a grade of C- or better, and the grade point average for all courses in the major must be C (2.0) or better.
3. A minimum of 36 credits must be in courses at the 300 and 400 levels.
4. You must complete a minimum of 24 credits at Indiana University East, and at least 15 credits in the major must be completed at Indiana University East.

General Education Requirements (15 cr. hr.)

• W131 Elementary Composition I (3)
• W132 Elementary Composition II (3)
• S121 Public Speaking (3)
• Mathematics: One course in mathematics at the 100 level or higher (3)
• CSCI A110 Introduction to Computers and Computing (3)

Distribution Requirements (36 cr. hr.)

• Humanities and Fine Arts (12 credit hours -- excluding English or studio courses; FINA foundation courses may be counted)
• Behavorial and Social Sciences (12 credit hours )
• Natural sciences and mathematics (12 credit hours, including one course with a lab)

Foreign Language Requirements (0-12 cr. hr.)

The Foreign language requirement can be met in one of the following ways:

• Four courses in sequence in a single foreign language. 
• Three courses in foreign language (at least two in sequence in one foreign language) and one foreign language culture course taught in English.  
• Two courses in sequence in a foreign language and two courses in sequence in a second foreign language. 
• Two courses in sequence in one foreign language and two foreign language culture courses taught in English.

Concentration Requirements-Literature (15 cr. hr.)

• Introductory Course in English
• L202 Literary Interpretation (3 cr)

All students will take at least one course from each of the following groups:

Group 1 (3) - Backgrounds of British Literature to 1800

Select one from:
• L297 English Literature to 1600
• L298 English Literature from 1600 to 1800
• L305 Chaucer
• L315 Major Plays of Shakespeare
• L318 Milton

Group 2 (3) - Backgrounds of American Literature to 1865

Select one from:
• L250 American Literature before 1865
• L251 American Literature since 1865
• L355 American Fiction to 1900
• L 356 American Poetry to 1900

Group 3 (3) - Modern Literature since 1800

Select one from:
• L299 English Literature since 1800
• L332 Romantic Literature
• L335 Victorian Literature
• L357 20th Century American Poetry
• L358 20th Century American Fiction
• L372 Contemporary American Fiction

Group 4 (3 cr.) - Literature in World and Cultural Context

Select one from:
• C205 Classical Mythology
• L213 Literary Masterpieces
• L378 Studies in Women and Literature
• L379 American Ethnic and Minority Literature

Additional courses will be approved to meet core requirements on a semester-by-semester basis. Please consult the chair or your advisor for approval.

Writing Requirement (3 cr. hr. )

• W350 Advanced Expository Writing

Senior Seminar Requirement (3 cr. hr. )

Select one from:
• L450 Seminar: British and American Authors
• L460 Seminar: Literary Form, Mode, and Theme

Electives (0-15 cr. hr.)

Students select English electives to enhance educational and career goals in consultation with their advisor.

300- and 400- Level Course Requirements (18 cr. hr.)

Of the 36 credit hours required for the English major, 18 must be in courses at the 300 or 400 level.

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