Programs
Chairperson: D.S. Butterworth
Professors: M. Herzog, E. Cooley
Associate Professors: D. Butterworth, J. Eliason, P. Fowler, T. Marshall, M. Pringle, P. Taufen (Emeritus), P. Terry, A. Wadden (Emeritus)
Assistant Professors: A. Ciasullo, B. Cooney, , H. Easterling, J. Miller, I. Ranum, J.D. Thayer, L. Tredennick
The English Department provides courses to meet student needs in several areas: to fulfill the requirements of the core curricula of the University and of the College of Arts and Sciences; to provide majors in other disciplines with an opportunity for further humanistic enrichment through literature and writing; to offer majors and minors in English a variety of courses which reflect the literary heritage of Western civilization; and to provide a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
All undergraduate degree programs in the University require six semester hours in English: ENGL 101 or ENGL 200 and ENGL 102, 105, or 106 (ENGL 103H and 104H for Honors Program members). Students in the College of Arts and Sciences must take an additional three-credit course from ENGL 201-285 (206H and 207H for Honors students).
The department directs the operation of a Writing Center open to all undergraduate students at no charge; help is available there in the preparation of papers and reports.
English majors may not use lower division courses to fulfill any part of the twenty-seven upper division credits required. Before graduation all English majors must register for and pass ENGL 499, the comprehensive examination, which is based on a departmental reading list.
B.A. Major in English: 36 Credits
Lower Division
ENGL 101 English Composition 3 credits
ENGL 102/105/106 (ENGL 103H)
3 credits
ENGL 201 (206H-207H) 3 credits
Upper Division
British Literature: Pre-1500 3 credits
Shakespeare
 3 credits
British Lit.: 1500-1800 (excluding Shakespeare)
 3 credits
British Lit.: 1800-1900
 3 credits
British or American Lit: 1900 to the present 3 credits
American Literature (3 must be pre-1900)
 6 credits
ENGL - - - Electives 6 credits
ENGL 499 English Comprehensive 0 credits
Minor in English: 21 Credits
Lower Division
ENGL 101 English Composition 3 credits
ENGL 102 (ENGL 103H)
 3 credits
ENGL 201 (206H-207H)
3 credits
Upper Division
ENGL 300-489 Electives 12 credits