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Undergraduate Program of Study in Literature

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.)

Note: Courses used to satisfy the Distributed Requirements above cannot be used for this advanced study requirement.

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

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