English Degree Plan

Semester 1 - 15 Credit Hours

• ART/MUS/THE/DAN - Fine Arts Requirement 2 Credit Hours
• ENG 1113 - English Composition I
• FYE 1001 - First Year Experience
• HUM 1013 - Humanities I: Prehistory through 1000 A.D.
• MAT 1803 - Survey of Finite Mathematics

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• Elementary Modern Language I 3 Credit Hours or
• Intermediate Modern Language I 3 Credit Hours

Semester 2 - 16 Credit Hours

• BIB 1003 - Exploring the Bible
• ENG 1123 - English Composition II
• HUM 1023 - Humanities II: The World from 1000 to 1700
• First required Science and Lab (biological) 4 Credit Hours
• Elementary Modern Language II 3 Credit Hours (if no Modern Language has been taken)

Semester 3 - 16 Credit Hours

• COM 1113 - Public Speaking
• ENG 2133 - Foundations of American Literature
• HUM 1033 - Humanities III: The World from 1700 to Present
• Second required Science and Lab (non-biological) 4 Credit Hours
• Class for minor 3 Credit Hours

Semester 4 - 16 Credit Hours

• THL 2153 - Christian Faith and Formation
• ENG 2173 - Foundations of British Literature
• HHP 1061 - Lifetime Fitness
• ENG XXX3 - Required class for ENG Areas I, II, or III 3 Credit Hours
• Class for Minor 3 Credit Hours
• Faith, Roots, & Reason Social Science Elective 3 Credit Hours

Semester 5 - 15 Credit Hours

• PLS 3003 - Freedom in American Society
• ENG XXX3 - Required class for ENG Area I, II, or III 3 Credit Hours
• ENG XXX3 - Required class for ENG Area I, II, or III 3 Credit Hours
• Upper Level ENG Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Class for Minor 3 Credit Hours

Semester 6 - 15 Credit Hours

• ENG XXX3 - Required class for ENG Area I, II, or III 3 Credit Hours
• ENG XXX3 - Required class for ENG Area I, II, or III 3 Credit Hours
• ENG XXX3 - ENG Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Class for Minor 3 Credit Hours
• Class for Minor 3 Credit Hours

Semester 7 - 15 Credit Hours

• ENG XXX3 - Required class for ENG area I, II, or III 3 Credit Hours
• ENG XXX3 - ENG Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Upper Level ENG Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Class for Minor 3 Credit Hours
• Class for Minor 3 Credit Hours

Semester 8 - 15 Credit Hours

• ENG 4973 - Senior Seminar in Methods of Literary Criticism
• Upper Level elective ENG 3 Credit Hours
• Upper Level ENG elective 3 Credit Hours
• Class for minor 3 Credit Hours
• General Education Global Studies Elective 3 Credit Hours **

Global Studies Requirement

**(If modern language classes in Spanish, German, or French are not taken at PBA.) Any foreign language course taken in Spanish, German, or French at PBA will satisfy the Global Studies requirement as well as the Modern Language requirement for English majors.

Modern Language Requirement

English majors are required to successfully complete (with a final grade of C- or higher):

• one intermediate modern language course (3 credit hours), OR
• two elementary modern language courses in one or more foreign languages (6 credit hours), OR
• one elementary and one intermediate modern language course (6 credit hours).

Note: No CLEP or transient study credits may be used to fulfill this requirement. Transfer credits and other forms of credit-by-examination will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and may not be approved to fulfill this requirement. English majors taking classes at PBA in French, German, or Spanish to meet the language requirement for the major may count this as their Global Studies option.

English Major Requirements

Students should refer to Major in English  for specific requirements in Areas I, II and III. Selections should be made to complete each of these requirement sections appropriately.

English Major Electives: All English electives must be numbered 3000 or higher.