English

A major in English leads to the degree of Bachelor of Arts and requires the following:

English majors are required to have a GPA of at least 2.0 in English at graduation.

All English courses taken at Allegheny on a letter basis  are included in the calculation, with the exception of repeated courses, for which only the most recent grade counts.

At least 10 courses, including the Junior Seminar and Senior Project, must be taken on the letter grade basis; additional courses may be taken Credit/No Credit, though the department recommends that the number of such courses be kept to a minimum. Recent junior seminar topics: Jewish American Fiction, Rossetti and Browning, John Milton, U.S. Literary Regionalisms, and Drama in the Age: Shakespeare.

40-48 semester credit hours in English.

Requirements for the English Major:

English 200. This course is a prerequisite for all literature courses above the 200 level and for creative writing courses at all levels.
FS ENG 201 Communication in a Discipline
English 201, plus at least two of the following: 201 (Studies in Early British Literature), 202 (Studies in Later British Literature), 203 (Studies in American Literature), 204 (Studies in Emerging Traditions in Literature). One course from the 201-204 group is a prerequisite for all literature courses at the 400-level or above.
At least one English course at the 300-level and one at the 400-level.
At least two courses in literature after 1800 and at least one (in addition to English 201) in literature prior to 1800. Courses that satisfy the pre-1800 requirement include English 212, 311, 385, 415, 425, 426, and 435. Other appropriate topics, courses or seminars may satisfy the requirement, subject to approval by the advisor and the department chair.
A Junior Seminar
A Senior Project (Comp)

Creative Writing Emphasis

All of the standard requirements for the English major plus the following (courses may double count when appropriate):
Two of the following courses: English 205 (Writing Fiction), 206 (Writing Poetry), 210 (Writing Nonfiction)
Two of the following: English 301 (Forms of Fiction), 302 (Forms of Poetry), 303 (Forms of Drama), 305 (Forms of Nonfiction)
At least one of the following: English 400 (Advanced Fiction Writing), 401 (Advanced Poetry Writing), 403 (Advanced Nonfiction Writing)
A Senior Project in Creative Writing

Journalism Emphasis

All of the standard requirements for the English major plus the following (courses may double count when appropriate):
English 207 (News Writing)
Any one of the following: English 205 (Writing Fiction), 305 (Forms of Nonfiction), or 403 (Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop)
English 402 (Topics in Journalism)
At least four of the following courses: English 210 (Writing Nonfiction), Communication Arts 120, 255, 265, 290, 365, 375, 465
At least four semesters of contribution to The Campus newspaper
A Senior Project in Journalism

 

English Minors

Requirements for the English Minor:

Students who wish to fulfill the minor field program in English must successfully complete the following (24 semester credit hours in English):
English 200 Reading Literature
Any two of the 200-level studies courses: 201 (Studies in Early British Literature), 202 (Studies in Later British Literature), 203 (Studies in American Literature), 204 (Studies in Emerging Traditions in Literature).
Three other electives, one of which must be at the 300-level or above, and another of which must be a 400-level course or a junior seminar.

Writing Minor

English 200
Any two of the following: English 205 (Writing Fiction), 206 (Writing Poetry), 207 (News Writing), 210 (Writing Nonfiction)
Any one: English 400 (Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop), 401 (Advanced Poetry Writing Workshop), 402 (Topics in Journalism), 403 (Advanced Nonfiction Writing Workshop)
Any two electives in English, one of which may be in writing.

Environmental Writing Minor

English 200
English 209 (Literature About the Environment)
English 210 (Writing Nonfiction)
Any one of English 205 (Writing Fiction), 206 (Writing Poetry), 207 (News Writing)
English 403 (Advanced Nonfiction Writing Workshop)
Two co-requisite courses that deepen an understanding of the natural environment or of environmental issues. Check the catalog for recommendations.