English: Writing Arts, B.A.

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Bachelor of Arts
Curriculum 0238 Requirements

General Education Requirements

Students must meet requirements for general education; see The Cardinal Core Curriculum for details. Certain courses that fulfill major or cognate requirements may also apply to general education.

Major Departmental Requirements 60 Credits

Departmental Requirements: (15 cr.)

ENG 163 - Introduction to Film and Literature (3 cr.)
ENG 195 - The Pleasures of the Text: Interpreting Literature (3 cr.) (Transfer students and students changing their major to English: Writing Arts may satisfy this requirement with any equivalent lower-level literature course excluding ENG 100 or ENG 101 .)
ENG 196 - Fundamentals of Literary Study II: Trends and Movements (3 cr.)
ENG 364 - Shakespeare (3 cr.)

One of the following (3 cr.):

Writing Workshop Requirements: (18 cr.)

ENG 185 - Intro to Writing Poetry & Creative Nonfiction (3 cr.)
ENG 186 - Intro to Fiction and Drama (3 cr.)
ENG 485 - Advanced Writing Workshop (3 cr.)
Must be successfully completed twice (6 cr.). May be taken up to three times for credit.

Two courses from the following (6 cr.):

One must be an Advanced Writing Requirement (AWR) course:

Language and Literature Requirements: (24 cr.)

Select two of the following: (6 cr.)

Literature Requirements (12 cr.)

Select one course from the following:

Upper Level Literature (3 cr.)

Select one additional upper level 300/400 literature courses; may include three credits in foreign language literature course(s).

Practicum: (3 cr.)

Three credits from the following:

Capstone Experience (0 cr.)

Writing Arts majors must submit a successful portfolio based on guidelines established and approved by the English Department. Majors must enroll in ENG 485 , in both semesters of senior year, and in the following non-credit course: ENG 488 .

Electives 26-27 Credits

Certain major/cognate courses may also satisfy GE requirements thus increase elective credits accordingly.

Total Credits minimum 120

Additional Degree Requirements

A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in all required major courses (Major Departmental Requirements).
Completion of all Undergraduate Degree Requirements .