English, Bachelor of Arts with a Concentration in African-American/Africana Literature (B.A.)

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman YearCredit Hours
ENGL 110 Composition I 3
GE History Electives 3
MATH 112 Basic Mathematics I 3
GE Social Science Electives 3
Restricted Elective Speech, Drama, Music, or Art Elective 3
ENGL 111 Composition II 3
Restricted Elective HIST or PHIL Course 3
MATH 113 Basic Mathematics II 3
Restricted Elective Speech, Drama, Music, or Art Elective 3
Language Required Course SPAN 213 3
 Credit Hours30
Sophomore Year
ENGL 203 Introd Literary Analysis/Crit 3
GE Science Electives 4
GE Wellness/Health Electives 2
Unrestricted Elective 3
Unrestricted Elective 3
ENGL 210
English Literature I
or English Literature II
3
ENGL 212
American Literature I
or American Literature Ii
3
ENGL 214
World Literature I
or World Literature II
3
Unrestricted Elective 3
Unrestricted Elective 3
 Credit Hours30
Junior Year
African American Literature Required Course ENGL 311 or ENGL 317 3
ENGL 312 African-American Non-Fiction 3
ENGL 320 Harlem Renaissance 3
Unrestricted Elective 3
Unrestricted Elective 3
ENGL 522 History Of The English Languag 3
ENGL 412 Caribbean Literature 3
ENGL 413 Special Topics in Africana Lit 3
Unrestricted Elective 3
Unrestricted Elective 3
 Credit Hours30
Senior Year
ENGL 403 Shakespeare 3
African American Literature Required Course Choose from ENGL 311, 315, 364, 410, or 414 (Must not duplicate course taken in Core Requirements) 3
African American Literature Required Course Choose from ENGL 311, 315, 364, 410, or 414 (Must not duplicate course taken in Core Requirements) 3
ENGL 411 Readings African Lit & Culture 3
ENGL 495 Senior Seminar in English 3
Unrestricted Elective 3
Unrestricted Elective 3
Unrestricted Elective 3
Unrestricted Elective 3
Unrestricted Elective 3
 Credit Hours30
 Total Credit Hours120

General Education Requirements for the B.S. Degree

GE English Electives
GE Global Studies Electives
GE History Electives
GE Humanities Electives
GE Literature Electives
GE Science Electives
GE Social Science Electives
GE Wellness/Health Electives
GE Mathematics Electives

Total Requirements Semester Hours: 33

A single course may simultaneously fulfill a general education requirement and a departmental or major/minor requirement. A single course cannot be used to fulfill more than one general education requirement. Department or major/minor areas may opt to exceed the minimum credit hour requirements above.

ENGL 203Introd Literary Analysis/Crit3
ENGL 210English Literature I3
or ENGL 211 English Literature II
ENGL 212American Literature I3
or ENGL 213 American Literature Ii
ENGL 214World Literature I3
or ENGL 215 World Literature II
ENGL 311African-American Literature or ENGL 317 or ENGL 3203
ENGL 403Shakespeare3
or ENGL 404 Shakespeare II
ENGL 495Senior Seminar in English3
or ENGL 447 Advanced Creative Writing
Total Credit Hours21
ENGL 312African-American Non-Fiction3
ENGL 320Harlem Renaissance3
ENGL 411Readings African Lit & Culture3
ENGL 412Caribbean Literature3
ENGL 413Special Topics in Africana Lit3
ENGL 2xx-, 3xx-, or 4xx-Level Courses3
ENGL 3xx- or 4xx-Level Courses3
Total Credit Hours21
Restricted Electives9
Unrestricted Electives36
Total Credit Hours45
General Education33
Core Requirements21
Major/Concentration Requirements21
Electives45
Total Credit Hours120