Requirements for the major, in addition to the University degree requirements outlined within this Bulletin, are at least 36 credits as follows:
1. Required major courses-24 credits, as follows:
ENG 220 Survey of American Literature
ENG 330 Survey of British Literature
ENG 265 Shakespeare
Plus one of the following three courses:
ENG 222 American Literature--Figure
ENG 224 American Literature--Period
ENG 226 American Literature--Genre
Plus one of the following three courses:
ENG 332 British Literature--Figure
ENG 334 British Literature--Period
ENG 336 British Literature--Genre
Plus one of the following two courses:
ENG 275 African American Literature
ENG 276 The Harlem Renaissance
2. Electives in English--12 additional credits selected from any English Department courses not taken to meet above requirements.
OR
ENG 150, Writers' Workshop, may be taken twice as an elective for those wishing an emphasis in creative writing. English majors taking Writers' Workshop twice can substitute one of the Writer's Workshop courses for one of the two courses that are required from the following: ENG 222, ENG 224, ENG 226, ENG 332, ENG 334, ENG 336.
If students take Writer's Workshop twice for a total of eight credit hours, they must also take another English elective, for four credits, to fulfill the requirement of twelve credit hours in English electives.
OR

Students may choose to substitute for English electives any of the following courses offered by the Humanities and Fine Arts division: Mass Media and Society, Introduction in Journalism, Topics in Journalism, and Newspaper Production.

When used as substitutes for English electives, these courses may be counted toward the twelve English elective credits required. They need not accumulate, however, toward the 36 credits in English required as part of the major.

Majors may also take up to twelve additional hours of English course, for a total of no more that 48 hours, although they are not required to do so. Joint majors combining English and another discipline must take at least 24 hours in English, consisting of the required major courses. Joint majors may also take up to eight additional hours of English courses, for a total of not more that 32 hours, although they are not required to do so.