Eastern Connecticut State University

Department of

English

English Major:
(BA) Degree Requirements

The English Department works to help the individual majors follow personal interests. The minimum requirements for the major total 42 credits beyond the General Education Requirements (with a C or better for each course).

The following courses are required for all English majors:

Subject	Course	Title	Credits
Gateway courses: Take both:
ENG	202	Introduction to English Studies	3
ENG	203	Writing for English Majors	3
One Historical Survey course chosen from:
ENG	212	American Literature to 1865	3
ENG	213	American Literature from 1865	3
ENG	214	English Literature to 1798	3
ENG	215	English Literature from 1798	3
ENG	356	Women Writers to 1900	3
One course in Women Writers chosen from:
ENG	228	Poetry of Women	3
ENG	307	Medieval Women Mystics	3
ENG	356	Women Writers to 1900	3
ENG	357	20th Century Women Writers	3
One course in Literature of Race, Culture and Power chosen from:
ENG	255	African American Literature	3
ENG	256	Native American Literature	3
ENG	258	Asian American Literature	3
ENG	259	Chicano/Chicana Literature and Culture	3
ENG	344	Literature of Africa	3
ENG	345	American Minority Ethnic Literature	3
One course in Early Period chosen from:
ENG	307	Medieval Women Mystics	3
ENG	316	Medieval British Literature	3
ENG	317	Renaissance Literature	3
ENG	323	17th Century English Poetry	3
ENG	335	Shakespeare's Comedies	3
ENG	336	Shakespeare's Tragedies	3
ENG	337	Chaucer	3
One course in Middle Period (18th/19th centuries) chosen from:
ENG	318	Restoration Literature	3
ENG	319	Age of Sensibility	3
ENG	320	Victorian Literature	3
ENG	322	The Romantic Period	3
ENG	331	Early 18th Century Literature and Culture	3
ENG	342	Literature of New England	3
One course in Late Period (20th/21st centuries) chosen from:
ENG	234	Contemporary Fiction	3
ENG	325	Modern Drama	3
ENG	326	Comtemporary Drama	3
ENG	332	Modern British & American Poetry	3
ENG	333	The Modern Novel	3
ENG	334	Post Modern and Contemporary Poetry	3
ENG	350	Southwestern Literature	3
ENG	357	20th Century Women Writers	3
One course in Language Studies chosen from:
ENG	340	History and Development of the English Language	3
ENG	341	Modern American Grammar	3
ENG	347	African American English & Verbal Traditions	3
ENG	370	Composition Theory and Pedagogy	3
ENG	371	Rhetorical Theory and Criticism	3
ENG	375	Language Acquisition in Young Children	3
ENG	380	Creative Nonfiction Writing	3
Two three-credit sequential Senior Seminars*:
ENG	461	Seminar I	3
ENG	462	Seminar II	3
Three English Elective (Including Internships)
			3
			3
			3
English Major Exit Portfolio Requirement
The English Department requires each English major to turn in a writing portfolio to the department chairperson as a graduation requirement. This portfolio must consist of clean copies of the following six items: One paper from ENG 203, Writing for English Majors One paper from any survey course (ENG 212, 213,214, 215 or 356) Two papers of the student’s choice from different 300-level English courses The final seminar paper completed at the end of ENG 461-462, Senior Seminar A reflective essay on the student’s academic experience as an English major (guidelines are available on-line and in the Department office) The department chairperson will report completion of the exit portfolio to the Registrar, who will enter ENG 075 on the student's transcript.
Additional Information:
Occasionally, Special Topics ENG 365 courses may fulfill a required category. Check with your advisor or consult the "What's New" link on the department home page. A student must take at least four 300-level English courses When a course is listed in two or more categories, it can fulfill each of them. A student must then satisfy the 42 total credits required for the major with English electives. Credits for ENG 100 College Writing cannot be used as part of the 42 credits required for the English major, nor can credit for ENG 241, Critical and Creative Thinking.

* Guided research on a designated topic, resulting in a major scholarly essay