English Minor

Minor Requirements

A minor in English consists of six related courses (24 credits) chosen in consultation with an English department advisor and approved by the department chair. The six courses may not include ENGL 101 ; no more than two of the six may be numbered below 200, nor may an internship or a preceptorship be one of the six. Typical minors might focus, for example, on creative writing, studies in specific historical periods, genre studies (drama, poetry, or fiction), women’s literature, U.S. ethnic literatures, writing and editing, or other concentrated areas of interest to the student. A minor plan must be filed no later than registration for the first semester of the senior year.

Stipulations applying to both the major and the minor:

Neither Advanced Placement credit nor ENGL 101  may be included in a major or minor in English.

No more than two courses at the 100 level may be counted toward a major or minor in English. There is one exception regarding the major: ENGL 150 - Introduction to Creative Writing , may be counted toward the major along with two other 100-level courses.

One preceptorship and one internship (for a maximum of eight credits) relevant to a student’s work as an English major may be included in a major in English. An English minor may not include a preceptorship or an internship.

One course (4 credits) in the study of literature in a language other than English may be included as an elective in a major plan in English but not in a minor plan.