May 03, 2024  
2023-2024 Academic Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Roadmap: B.A. in English


The various programs are designed to provide the skills essential for fluent and mature expression in a student’s chosen field. Courses in literature and film familiarize students with important literary works and forms. Courses in Rhetoric and the Teaching of Writing (RTW) prepare students to be excellent writers and editors. Courses in a pre-credential, Single Subject Matter Preparation Program prepare future teachers for the public schools. Courses in TESOL prepare teachers of English as a Second Language and English as a Foreign Language. In all of the English courses, students are encouraged to develop informed and independent critical thinking abilities and the skills to communicate articulately in both oral and written modes.

This Roadmap is a recommended advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your academic advisor as you develop your academic plan.

First Year

Fall Semester
Course
Units
General Education Area A1 3
General Education Area A2 3
General Education Area C1 3
General Education Area B4 3
General Education Area D1 3
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 15
Spring Semester
Course
Units

Choose one of the following courses:

3
GE Science Lab 1
General Education Area E 3
General Education Area B2 3
Elective 3
Total Units 13
Cumulative Total 28
  • ENGL-1010 satisfies General Education Area C2
  • HUM-2000 satisfies General Education Area C2
  • Students who elect to take Stretch First Year Composition swap GE A with GE E, and add 2 units to the first year                                                                                                                                                 

 

Second Year

Fall Semester
Course
Units
ENGL 2000 Critical Inquiry   3

Choose one of the following courses:

3
General Education Area D2 3
General Education Area B1 3
Elective 3
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 43
Spring Semester
Course
Units

Choose one of the following courses:

3
General Education Area C1 or C2 1
General Education Area D1 3
General Education Area F 3
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 58
  • One of the Surveys must be in the sequence (2100 or 2200); both Am and Br are required.                                                                                                                                                                                   
  • ENGL 2000 satisfies GE area A3

 

Third Year

Fall Semester
Course
Units
ENGL 3150 Approaches to Lit. Study (WP)   4
General Education UD-B 3
Major Elective 3
Elective 6
Total Units 16
Cumulative Total 74
Spring Semester
Course
Units
ENGL 4300 Shakespeare   3
ENGL-XXXX ENGL Area Lit (Am/Br/W) 3
General Education UD-C 3
Major Elective 3
Elective 3
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 89

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

Fourth Year

*Apply for Graduation
Fall Semester
Course
Units
ENGL-XXXX ENGL Area Lit (Am/Br/W)  3
General Education UD-D 3
Elective Units 10
Total Units 16
Cumulative Total 105
Spring Semester
Course
Units
ENGL 4990 Senior Seminar - Literature    4
ENGL-XXXX ENGL Area Lit (Am/Br/W) 3
Elective Units 8
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 120
  • For additional dates and details to apply for graduation, visit the Graduation Website.