Administered by Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
Effective Fall, 2004
A total of 39 semester hours is required for a major in English. No course may be used to satisfy more than one requirement. With the addition of general education requirements and elective courses of at least 32 semester hours, the 120-hour requirement for a baccalaureate degree is satisfied.
A currently enrolled Bloomsburg University student wishing to declare English as a major must have a minimum of 15 credits completed and must have completed an English course other than 20.101, 20.201 or 20.205 with a grade of B- or better.
Beginning with the end of the Fall 2004 semester, an English major with 45 or more credits completed must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 in English courses to maintain academic good standing in the major. If the student's English GPA is below 2.5, that student will have one semester in which to (re)gain the required 2.5. Failure to do so will result in dismissal from the major.
For an English course to count toward the fulfillment of requirements in the English major, the minimum grade is a C-.
Specific requirements within general education for all tracks are:
Communication courses
20.101 Composition I
20.203 Approaches to Literary Study
Humanities area course
20.226 European Literature I
English Track
20.246 British Literature I
20.247 British Literature II
20.236 American Literature I
20.237 American Literature II
20.256 Non-Western Literature I or 20.257 Non-Western Literature II
One of the following linguistics courses:
One elective in pre-1660 British Literature from:
One elective in post-1660 British Literature from:
Two elective courses in American literature from:
One of the following two courses:
Six credits of electives, three of which may be 200 level and three of which must be 300/400 level
Secondary Education Track
20.246 British Literature I
20.247 British Literature II
20.236 American Literature I
20.237 American Literature II
20.256 Non-Western Literature I or 20.257 Non-Western Literature II
Choose one from the following
20.236 Shakespeare
20.306 Theory and Practice of Writing (offered fall semester only)
20.385 Literature for Young Adults (offered spring semester only)
Six credits of electives, three of which may be 100/200 level (excluding 20.151) and three of which must be 300/400 level
Creative Writing Track
20.246 British Literature I or 20.247 British Literature II
20.236 American Literature I or 20.237 American Literature II
20.256 Non-Western Literature I or 20.257 Non-Western Literature II
20.204 Introduction to Creative Writing
One of the following linguistics courses:
Three from the following writing electives
20.306 Theory and Practice of Writing (offered fall semester only)
20.404 Creative Writing Seminar (offered fall semester only)
Three elective courses; two must be 300/400 literature, remaining one may be any English course
Minor in English
The minor in English consists of 18 semester hours: 9 hours from courses on the 100 or 200 level except 20.101, 20.200 and 20.201 and 20.205; 9 hours from courses on the 300 or 400 level; and approval of the department chair.