English, B.A. (230101)

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A grade of “C” or better is required to earn non-core credit toward major, minor, or elective requirements for those majoring in English.

Students whose placement criteria indicate that they are deficient in basic English skills will be required to pass ENGL 0090 with a grade of “C” or better before enrolling in ENGL 1001.

A student whose ACT/SAT score places them in developmental English or math must successfully complete the course or courses within the first three semesters of enrollment at the University of Louisiana at Monroe to be eligible to maintain continued enrollment. A maximum of three attempts (including drop “W” attempts) will be allowed for the required course. Students who fail to meet this requirement during this time limit must successfully complete the developmental course at another university or community college before being eligible to return to ULM.

Required for a Major:

ENGL 2001 - British Literature I and
ENGL 2002 - British Literature II
ENGL 2005 - American Literature I or
ENGL 2006 - American Literature II (counts towards Core Humanities)
Sophomore English Literature elective
ENGL 3050 - Junior Seminar: Prose or
ENGL 3051 - Junior Seminar: Poetry/Drama
ENGL 4099 - Senior Capstone

24 Additional Upper Division Hours to Include:

12 hours at the 4000 level to satisfy English distribution requirements
ENGL 4025 - Literary Criticism or
ENGL 4082 - Linguistics or
ENGL 4083 - History of the English Language
3 hours of upper division English writing course
6 hours of upper division English elective courses

Total Hours 39

Freshman Year

Core English Composition 6 cr. *
Core Mathematics 6 cr. *
Core Natural/Physical Sciences 6 cr. *
Core Fine Arts 3 cr. *
Core Social Sciences 6 cr. *
Elective 3 cr.
UNIV 1001 - University Seminar

Total Hours 30

Sophomore Year

Core Humanities 9 cr. *
Foreign Language 6 cr.
ENGL 2001 - British Literature I
ENGL 2002 - British Literature II
Sophomore English Elective 3 cr.
Core Natural/Physical Science 3 cr. *
COMM elective 3 cr.

Total Hours 30

Junior Year

Foreign Language 6 cr.
ENGL 3050 - Junior Seminar: Prose or
ENGL 3051 - Junior Seminar: Poetry/Drama
English Elective Distribution Requirements 12 cr.
Minor or Electives 3 cr.
History Elective 3 cr.
3000-4000 HIST Elective 3 cr.

Total Hours 30

Senior Year

English Electives Distribution Requirements 12 cr.
ENGL 4099 - Senior Capstone ^uc
Minor or Electives 15 cr.

Total Hours 30

Total hours for degree 120

Note:

*English majors should see the 2021-2022 Undergraduate Core Curriculum requirements.

**Students must take ENGL 2005 or ENGL 2006 . If they have already taken ENGL 2005 or ENGL 2006 as part of their Core Humanities Electives, then they must take one of the other remaining sophomore English electives.

Additional Information:

A grade of “C” or better is required in all English courses for those majoring in English.

A grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1002 is required for enrollment in English courses that are 2000 level and above.

Students whose placement criteria indicate that they are deficient in basic English skills will be required to pass ENGL 0090 with a grade of “C” or better before enrolling in ENGL 1001 .