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College of Liberal Arts (TCLA)202 - Bachelor of Arts
Completion requirement
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0024461
    OR
    0163221
  • 0034761
  • 7938221
Completion requirement
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0029221
    OR
    0165431
Completion requirement
Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:
Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 0024481
  • 0041901
    OR
    8136401
OR
Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 0029441
  • 0041801
Completion requirement
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0080581
  • 0024481
  • 0029441
  • 0041801
  • 0041901
    OR
    8136401
  • 8035991
    OR
    8191331
  • 8111621
    OR
    8171941
  • 8136371
  • 8203421
    OR
    8204341
  • 8170191
  • 7938191
    OR
    8166371
  • 7943661
    OR
    8142381
  • 8272041
  • 8160591
  • 0036791
  • 7943671
  • 7938211
  • 0036811
  • 0036831
  • 8168751
  • 0041931
  • 0042901
    OR
    8029121
  • 8064591
    OR
    0031231
  • 8162961
    OR
    8100731
    OR
    7912781
    OR
    0023521
  • 7989011
    OR
    7989041
  • 7999111
    OR
    7897981
  • 0043181
  • 7943701
  • 7936951
    OR
    8063391
  • 7938241
  • 7938251
    OR
    7974531
  • 7936961
    OR
    8142391
  • 0074581
    OR
    8154231
  • 8272181
  • 0045521
Completion requirement
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0080581
  • 8035991
    OR
    8191331
  • 8136371
  • 8088991
  • 8278431
  • 8190931
  • 8168751
  • 8074311
    OR
    7974621
  • 8146521
    OR
    8101021
    OR
    0071201
    OR
    8100721
  • 8179691
    OR
    8180971
  • 8255931
  • 0037211
  • 8039301
  • 7898941
  • 8136381
  • 7954001
  • 7954011
  • 8064591
    OR
    0031231
  • 7896081
    OR
    0050671
  • 8162961
    OR
    8100731
    OR
    7912781
    OR
    0023521
  • 7989011
    OR
    7989041
  • 7999111
    OR
    7897981
  • 0043231
  • 7936951
    OR
    8063391
  • 7938251
    OR
    7974531
Completion requirement

Students must take at least 9 credits of Electives.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete up to 1 course(s) and earn up to 4 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0024231
  • 8145701
    OR
    0169341
  • 8265101
  • 8266751
  • 8273471
  • 8273461
  • 8277511
  • 8277501
  • 8178561
  • 8173921
  • 8266771
    OR
    8266781
    OR
    8266791
  • 8181301
  • 8278761
    OR
    8278771
  • 8034251
  • 0024291
  • 0038741
  • 0038771
  • 0038761
  • 7889741
  • 7900181
    OR
    7959131
  • 0047651
    OR
    8251621
  • 0049451
  • 0049441
  • 0049461
  • ENGL 19xx - Freshman Seminar

  • ENGW 19xx - Freshman Seminar

AND
Complete 2 - 3 course(s) and earn 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
  • 8100751
  • 0080581
  • 0034761
  • 0024481
  • 0029441
  • 0041801
  • 0041901
    OR
    8136401
  • 8035991
    OR
    8191331
  • 8097271
  • 0037121
    OR
    8025291
  • 8079531
  • 8079541
  • 8079551
  • 8111621
    OR
    8171941
  • 8136371
  • 8004541
  • 8171541
  • 8277521
  • 8036201
  • 0042531
  • 8089241
  • 8088991
  • 8276721
  • 8114441
  • 0042571
  • 8085441
  • 8203421
    OR
    8204341
  • 7938991
  • 8144621
  • 8170191
  • 7938191
    OR
    8166371
  • 7943661
    OR
    8142381
  • 8272041
  • 8160591
  • 0036791
  • 7943671
  • 7938211
  • 0036811
  • 0036831
  • 8163101
  • 8168751
  • 8273481
  • 0041931
  • 0042891
  • 0042901
    OR
    8029121
  • 8074311
    OR
    7974621
  • 8146521
    OR
    8101021
    OR
    0071201
    OR
    8100721
  • 0037211
  • 8039301
  • 7898941
  • 8136381
  • 7954001
  • 7954011
  • 8064591
    OR
    0031231
  • 7896081
    OR
    0050671
  • 8162961
    OR
    8100731
    OR
    7912781
    OR
    0023521
  • 7989011
    OR
    7989041
  • 7999111
    OR
    7897981
  • 0043181
  • 0049651
  • 7936891
  • 8025331
  • 8176991
  • 0043231
  • 0038721
  • 7938221
  • 7943701
  • 7936951
    OR
    8063391
  • 7938241
  • 7938251
    OR
    7974531
  • 7936961
    OR
    8142391
  • 0074581
    OR
    8154231
  • 8272181
  • 8031911
  • 7939001
  • 0045521
  • 0042441
  • 7958161
  • 0042481
  • 0042591
  • 0042431
  • 8154761
  • 0045561
  • 0043791
  • 0043891
  • 0049471
  • 0049481
  • 0049491
  • 0049501
  • 8272441
  • 8279001
  • 0140961
  • 0049531
  • 0049541
  • 0049561
  • 0049601
  • 0049641
  • 0164181
    OR
    0002621
Completion requirement

Students who double major in CLA and choose to complete the capstone requirement in their other CLA major may waive the English BA capstone, but they do need to replace the 4 credit capstone with 4 credits of upper-level coursework to reach the major credit minimum.

Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:

ENGL 3885W is a rigorous and intensive seminar in which students produce an extended, scholarly essay.

Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 8253331
OR

ENGL 3885W is an advanced creative writing workshop in which students produce a substantial manuscript of poetry, literary fiction, or literary nonfiction.

Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 8253341
OR

Honors students who wish to graduate magna cum laude or cum laude may write an Honors thesis in ENGL/ENGW 3885V.

Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 8253421
    OR
    8253411
OR

Honors students who wish to graduate summa cum laude write a 40-50 page summa thesis in a 2- semester, 4-credit thesis workshop (ENGL 3993). ENGL 3993 is usually taken in 2 semesters of 2 credits each. ENGL 3993 provides an overview of the writing and research process, a supportive community of fellow writers, and a structure to help students complete this large-scale, long-term, in-depth project, whether their thesis involves literary analysis or creative writing.

Complete 2 or more course(s) and earn 4 or more credit(s) from the following:
  • 0038721
Completion requirements

Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements. Honors courses ending with V will also count.

Complete up to 1 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 0080581
  • 0024461
    OR
    0163221
  • 0024481
  • 0029441
  • 0041801
  • 0041901
    OR
    8136401
  • 8004541
  • 0049471
  • 0049481
  • 0049491
  • 8272441
  • 8146521
    OR
    8101021
    OR
    0071201
    OR
    8100721
  • 8064591
    OR
    0031231
  • 7896081
    OR
    0050671
  • 7989011
    OR
    7989041
  • 7999111
    OR
    7897981
  • 0164181
    OR
    0002621
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