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School of Arts and Letters

Minor in Literature

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All courses and prerequisites fulfilling the requirements for minors in English Literature must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

Minor Requirements

General Education Component

Note: This is not a re-statement of the University’s General Education Requirement but a list of specific General Education courses which are also requirements or pre-requisites for course work in the school/major.

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

ENG-W

131

Elementary Composition

3

C

 

Specific Requirements for Minor in Literature

Eighteen (18) credit hours at the 200 level or above, including:

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

ENG-L

ENG-L

202 OR

371

Literary Interpretation

Critical Practices

3

C

ENG-W 131

Nine credit hours (3 courses) chosen from the following (one from the English Literature selections, one from the American Literature selections, and one from either):

ENG-L

297

English Literature to 1600;

3

C

ENG-W 131

ENG-L

298

English Literature from 1600-1830;

3

C

ENG-W 131

ENG-L

299

English Literature from 1830;

3

C

ENG-W 131

ENG-L

351

American Literature to 1865;

3

C

ENG-W 131

ENG-L

352

American Literature from 1865-1914;

3

C

ENG-W 131

ENG-L

354

American Literature since 1914

3

C

ENG-W 131

Upper Division Electives

Six credit hours (2 courses) of electives at the 300- to 400- level chosen from courses designated ENG-L (excluding ENG-L 351, ENG-L 352, ENG-L354, and ENG-L 460). Students should consult the course descriptions and semester-specific course schedules for more information on electives in Literature.

Note: ENG-L 140 and either ENG-L 202/ENG-L 371 or one American and/or British Literature survey course (e.g.  ENG-L 297, ENG-L 298, ENG-L 299, ENG-L 351, ENG-L352, ENG-L 354) are required before students can take any 300- or 400-level course in literature. Instructors may grant permission to enroll in exceptional circumstances.

6

C

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