English - School of Humanities & Social Sciences

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.
A minimum of 36 credits must be in courses at the 300 and 400 levels, with at least half in the major area.
You must complete a minimum of 30 credits at Indiana University East, and at least 15 credits in the major must be completed at Indiana University East.

ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition I
Choose one secondary Composition course:
- ENG-W 132 Elementary Composition II
- ENG-W 231 Professional Writing
- ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing
Choose one Communication course:
- SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking
- CMCL-C 223 Business Communication

Choose one Natural Science with lab:
Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Astronomy, Biology, Physical Geography
Choose enough additional Natural Science or Mathematics courses to complete 9 credits
(The course used for the College-Level Mathematics requirement above may not be used for this requirement)

Students entering the program with less than 12 credit hours of transferable credit are required to complete the First Year Seminar (UCOL-U 101).

This requirement may be met by our World Language courses in one of the following ways:

Four courses in sequence in a single non-English language
Three non-English language courses (with at least two in sequence) and one culture course taught in English
Two courses in sequence in two different non-English languages (totaling 4 courses)
Two courses in seqeuence in one non-English language and two culture courses taught in English.

ENG-W 203 Creative Writing
Choose one from:
- ENG-L 202 Literary Interpretation
- ENG-L 204 Introduction to Fiction
- ENG-L 205 Introduction to Poetry
- (Other courses may apply, consult with the English dept.)
Choose one background in British Literature
- ENG-G 301 History of English
  ENG-L 306 Middle English Literature
- ENG-L 309 Elizabethan Poetry
- ENG-L 322 English Literature 1660-1789
- (Other courses may apply, consult with the English dept.)
Choose one Background in American Literature from:
- ENG-L 352 American Literature 1865-1914
- ENG-L 355 American Fiction to 1900
- ENG-L356 American Poetry to 1900
- ENG-L 384 Studies in American Culture
- (Other courses may apply, consult with the English dept.)

Choose at least three of the following courses. Any of these may be repeated once for credit.