Basic Education Requirements = 6.5 credits

• English 104 (3 credits)
• English 105 (3 credits)
• Library 160 (.5 credits)

Foreign Language Requirements = 6-8 credits

• Foreign language (6-8 cr.)

General Education Requirements

• Group I: Arts and Humanities (12 cr.)
• Group II: Verbal Communication (2 cr.)
• Group IIIa: Mathematical Disciplines (3 cr.)
• Group IIIb: Natural Sciences (8 cr.)
• Group IV: Social Sciences (9 cr.)

English Major Requirements
Distributed Requirements = 25 credits

• English 199, Introduction to the Study of English (1 cr.)
• English 219, Introduction to Linguistics (3 cr.)
• English 260, Introduction to Literary Study (3 cr.)
• English 310, Rhetorical Analysis (3 cr.)
• Advanced Writing (3 cr.)
  Can be any of the following: 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 309, 314, 315, 316
• Theory (3 cr.)
  Can be one of the following: 339, 350
• American Literature (3 cr.)
  Can be any of the following: 360, 361, 362, 363, 364
• British Literature (3 cr.)
  Can be any of the following: 370, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379
• Women's and/or Minority Literature (3 cr.)
  Can be any of the following: 301, 340, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 366, 389, 460, 461, 489

Advanced Study Requirements = 18 credits

• American Literature (3 cr.)
  Can be any of the following: 301, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 366, 389, 441, 450, 451, 452, 460, 461, 463, 489
• British Literature (3 cr.)
  Can be any of the following: 301, 345, 366, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 389, 440, 450, 451, 452, 460, 461, 463, 489
• 300+ English Electives (6 cr.)
• 300+ English Literature Electives (6 cr.)

General English Requirements (may overlap other requirements)

• 400+ courses, excluding 490-499 (9 cr.)
• Pre-1800 Literature (6 cr.)
  Can be any of the following: 353, 356, 360, 366, 370, 373, 374, 375, 440, 441, 442, 450, 451, 452, 460, 461, 463, 489
• Grade of C (2.0) or higher in each of the 43 credits used to satisfy the required minimum in the major
• At least 18 credits in English completed at ISU. The last 32 credits must be taken in residence at ISU but 6 credits of electives may be transferred from a four-year college, with departmental approval
• 43 credits required in the major

Minor (recommended) = 15-24 credits

• 300+ courses (6 cr.)
• Courses not used to meet any other requirements (9 cr.)
• Other requirements

General Electives

• P/NP courses may be applied toward graduation only as electives