Undergraduate
Major with British Literary History Concentration
Requirements for the British Literary History Concentration
| Two (2) courses: ENG 211 and ENG 212 |
6 credits |
| Eight (8) courses numbered 300 or above, at least four of which must be numbered 400 or above, distributed as follows: | 24 credits |
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| TOTAL CREDITS: | 30 credits |
Recommended: ancillary courses in art history, music, history, philosophy, in consultation with departmental advisor.
Departmental Honors in Literature
To enter the program a student must have achieved by the end of the junior year a 3.5 average in English courses and a 3.3 average overall. In addition to fulfilling the requirements for the English Literature Major, the candidate for Departmental Honors must:
- Take at least three literature courses at the 400-level or higher in fulfilling
requirement 2 of the English Literature Major. - Complete a six-credit Senior Thesis. This thesis is a documented essay of about 35 double-spaced typewritten pages on a literary subject. The student undertaking a Senior Thesis normally registers in ENG 497, Special Topics/Independent Study, for the first semester of the project, and in ENG 498, Senior Thesis, for the second semester. The student must receive a grade of B or higher in both courses in order to qualify for honors. 6 credits
- Receive for the thesis a recommendation for honors by the director of the Senior Thesis and by one other faculty reader from the Department of English.
- Achieve an average in the major of at least 3.5, and an overall average
of at least 3.3. Total: 36 credits
