Summary of Graduation Requirements
| Subject Area | Credits |
|---|---|
| General Education Core | 40 |
| Major Requirements | 69 |
| Free Electives | 11 |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 |
Curriculum
| First Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 100 | Biological Science | 3 |
| SCI 101 | Physical Science for Non-Science Majors | 3 |
| BIO 100L or SCI 101L |
Biological Science Lab or Physical Science Laboratory |
1 |
| CSC 150 | Computer Literacy | 3 |
| ENG 101 | College English I | 3 |
| ENG 102 | College English II | 3 |
| FRN 111 or SPN 111 |
Elementary French I or Elementary Spanish |
3 |
| FRN 112 or SPN 112 |
Elementary French II or Elementary Spanish II |
3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| History of World Societies I | ||
| History of World Societies II | ||
| United States History to 1865 | ||
| United States History Since 1865 | ||
| SEM 101 & SEM 102 |
Spartan Seminar 101 and Spartan Seminar 102 |
2 |
| ENG 110 | Introducation to Creative Writing | 3 |
| Credits | 30 | |
| Second Year | ||
| PED 100 | Fundametals of Fitness for Life | 1 |
| HED 100 | Personal and Community Health | 2 |
| MTH 103 | Mathematics in General Education | 3 |
| ENG 207 | Introduction to World Literature | 3 |
| ENG 286 | Writing About Literary Texts | 3 |
| FRN 211 or SPN 211 |
Intermediate French I or Intermediate Spanish I |
3 |
| FRN 212 or SPN 212 |
Intermediate French II or Intermediate Spanish II |
3 |
| ENG 285 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| SEM 201 | Spartan Seminar 201 | 1 |
| XXX XXX | Unrestricted Elective | 2 |
| ENG 215 | Writing Short Stories | 3 |
| ENG 218 | Writing Poetry I | 3 |
| Credits | 30 | |
| Third Year | ||
| ENG 306 | Introduction to Literary Criticism | 3 |
| ENG 315 | Survey of English Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 341 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 342 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 350 | Seminar in Literary Analysis and Interpretation | 3 |
| ENG 383 | African-American Literature, 1940-PRESENT | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| African-American Music | ||
| African-American History | ||
| African-American History Since 1865 | ||
| African American Health | ||
| Modern African History & Cultures 1600-PRESENT | ||
| ENG 312 | Writing in a Genre | 3 |
| ENG 318 | Writing Poetry II | 3 |
| XXX XXX | Unrestricted Elective | 3 |
| Credits | 30 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| ENG 430 | Romantic Writers | 3 |
| ENG 413 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG 450 | Research Seminar and Sr Thesis | 3 |
| ENG 454 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENG 456 | Women's Studies: Myths and Images | 3 |
| ENG 466 | Special Topics in Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENG 314 | Screenwriting | 3 |
| ENG 313 | Writing Creative Nonfiction | 3 |
| XXX XXX | Unrestrictive Elective | 6 |
| Credits | 30 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |