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Model 4-Year Plan

The normal course load is 15 semester hours (5 classes). By following the model below, a student will complete all lower division core requirements by the end of the sophomore year as well as most major prerequisites. Note that core areas are suggested to provide a distribution of various disciplines every semester. Please be flexible implementing these suggestions, given your own interests and course availability. In four years, this plan meets all common graduation requirements.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester S.H.
AMCS ___ University Core.........

3

ENGL 110   College Writing.........

3

HIST ___ University Core.........

3

or
PHIL 160 Phil. of Human Nature

(3)

or
THST ___ University Core.........

(3)

MATH ___ University Core.........

3

____ ___ Elective....................

3

15



Spring Semester S.H.
HIST ___ University Core................

3

or
PHIL 160   Phil. of Human Nature.......

(3)

or
THST ___ University Core................

(3)

____ ___ Critical/Creative Arts Core

3

____ ___ Literature Core................

3

____ ___ Social Science Core.........

3

____ ___ Elective...........................

3

15



Sophomore Year
 Fall Semester        S.H.
   ENGL 201  The Language of Poetry 

 3

   ENGL 203  History of British Lit. I ....

 3

   HIST ___  University Core .............

 3

or      
  PHIL  160  Phil. of Human Nature ....

(3)

or        
  THST  ___  University Core .............

(3)

  ____  ___  CMST/Crit Thinking Core 

3

  ____  ___  Social Science Core .......

3

       

 15



Spring Semester S.H.
ENGL 200   The Language of Drama

3

or
ENGL 202 The Language of Fiction....

(3)

ENGL 204 History of British Lit. II.....

3

HIST ___ University Core................

3

or
PHIL 160 Phil. of Human Nature.......

(3)

or
THST ___ University Core................

(3)

____ ___ Critical/Creative Arts Core

3

____ ___ Science Core...................

3

15



Junior Year
Fall Semester S.H.
ENGL 321   Shakespeare: Major Plays

3

or
ENGL 322 Studies in Shakespeare...

(3)

ENGL ___ ENGL Elective Upper Div.

3

Students interested in creative writing should consider 300-level writing courses. These courses are prerequisites for advanced writing workshops offered in the Spring.
PHIL ___ PHIL 320-330.................. 

3

or
THST ___ THST 3xx.......................

(3)

____ ___ Upper Division Elective....

3

____ ___ Elective..........................

3

15




Spring Semester S.H.
ENGL 371 American Literature I.....

3

or
ENGL 372 American Literature II....

(3)

ENGL ___ ENGL Comp. Upper Div.

3

ENGL ___ ENGL Elective Upper Div.

3

PHIL ___ PHIL 320-330................

3

or
THST ___ THST 3xx......................

(3)

____ ___ Elective........................

3

15


Senior Year
Fall Semester S.H.
ENGL ___   4/500 (Writing Emphasis)

3

or
ENGL ___ Pre-1800 (Lit. Emphasis)

(3)

ENGL ___ Post-1800 Amer/Engl......

3

____ ___ Upper Division Elective...

3

____ ___ Upper Division Elective...

3

____ ___ Elective.........................

3

15



Spring Semester S.H.
ENGL ___   4/500 (Writing Emphasis)

3

or
ENGL ___ Post-1800 (Lit. Emphasis)

(3)

ENGL ___ ENGL Theory Upper Div.

3

____  ___ Upper Division Elective...

3

____ ___ Elective.........................

3

____ ___ Elective.........................

3

15


Students may take no more than ten upper division courses in any one department, except for Philosophy, in which the maximum is thirteen.

Upper division courses are open to juniors and seniors only. With the permission of the Chairperson, ENGL 321, 322, 371, and 372 may be open to sophomores who have taken or are concurrently enrolled in the required lower division, pre-major English courses.

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