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English Major Requirements

English Major Requirements (45 Hours)

1.
  		 Students must complete the GE Foreign Language option even if the Advanced Mathematics option has already been completed.
2.
  		 At least 21 hours of English major course work must be completed in residence at BYU.
3.
  		 Engl 195 is recommended.
4.
  		 Because upper-division English courses require substantial writing, it is strongly recommended that students complete their Advanced Written and Oral Communications requirement as they begin their first upper-division courses, preferably in the second semester of their sophomore year.
5.
  		 No more than 3 hours of any one R course may apply toward the hours required for the major.
6.
  		 Complete the following core courses:
  a.
  		 Freshman college-level writing; choose one course, or the equivalent, from the following:
Engl 115, 200.
Honrs 200.
Phil 200.

Note: Waivers based on the AP or other test scores do not apply to this requirement. One of the courses must be taken, and a 200-level course is recommended.
  b.
  		 Fundamentals of language and literature:
ELang 223.
Engl 251 or 252.

Note: Students must complete ELang 223 and Engl 251 or 252 before taking any 300-level courses.

  c.

British and American literary history:

Engl 291, 292, 293.

Note: Students must complete the literary history course in a period before taking any 300-level courses in that period.
7.
  		 Complete the following:
Engl 382.
8.
  		 Complete one course from two of the following three areas:
  a.
  		 Early British Literature:
    Engl 300R**, 341, 371, 372, 373, 381, 383, 384R**, 385.

Note: Students must complete Engl 291 before taking courses in this area.
  b.

Later British Literature:

    Engl 300R**, 333, 343**, 374, 375, 376, 380, 384R**.

Note: Students must complete Engl 292 before taking courses in this area.
  c. American Literature:
    Engl 336, 343**, 360R, 361, 362, 363, 365, 384R**.

Note: Students must complete Engl 293 before taking courses in this area.

  **Note: Three hours of Engl 300R may count toward either early or later British literature. Three hours of Engl 384R may count toward one of these three areas according to the period of the major author studied. Engl 343 may count toward either later British or American literature, according to the course content.

9.
  		 Language, Rhetoric, and Theory: complete one course from the following:
ELang 324, 325.
Engl 426, 427, 451, 452.
10.
  		 Diverse Traditions and Methods: complete one course from the following:
    ELang 528.
    Engl 337R, 345, 350, 355, 356, 358R, 364, 368, 391, 392, 396.

11.
  		 Complete the following:
Engl 495.

Note: Students should take this course their senior year, after taking Advanced Written and Oral Communications.
12.
  		 Complete any 9 elective hours from Engl 218R and courses 300-level or above except the English course used to fulfill the GE Advanced Written and Oral Communications requirement and English education courses: 329, 377, 378, 423, 479. Students may count 3 hours each of Honrs 203R or 303R as elective credit, as well as 3 hours from the following list of courses in foreign literature:
    Arab 461, 462, 531R.
    Chin 441, 442, 443, 444, 445R.
    Dansh 340.
    Dutch 340.
    Finn 340.
    Fren 438, 439, 441, 442, 443, 444.
    Germ 430, 431, 440R, 441R, 442R.
    Greek 301, 302, 430, 431, 434, 435, 436, 437.
    Heb 331, 421, 431, 441, 442, 443, 444.
    Iclnd 429.
    Ital 441, 442, 443, 444, 460.
    Japan 322, 441, 444.
    Korea 340, 443.
    Latin 301, 302, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441.
    Norwe 340.
    Port 339, 439R, 441, 442, 449R, 451, 452, 453, 459R.
    Russ 441, 442.
    Span 339, 439R, 440, 441, 443R, 444, 446R, 448R, 449R, 450R, 451, 454R, 455R, 456R, 458R, 459R, 461R.
    Swed 340.
13.
  		 If they choose, students may use their 9 hours of elective credit in an area of concentration, such as the following:
Creative Writing:
Engl 218R, 318R, 319R, 320R, 419R, 518R.
Professional Writing:
Engl 316, 399R, 415R, 418.
Editing:
ELang 322, 325, 330 350, 410R, 430R.
English Language:
ELang 322, 324, 325, 326, 421R.
Folklore, Ethnic, and Regional Literature:
Engl 356, 358R, 364, 368, 391, 392, 393R.
Rhetoric and Academic Writing:
Engl 399R, 426, 427, 428R.
Preparation for Graduate Studies in English:
ELang 324.
      Engl 451,or 452, and additional advanced courses in literature and language.

14.

Students may double-count courses for both the English major and other minors or double major programs.


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