1996-1997 Academic Catalog

Language Literature English Course requirements for the English major involve 74 quarter hours including: ENG-140 English Composition II ................................... 5 ENG-223 Advanced Composition ................................... 3 (or ENG-303 or ENG-304 Creative Writing ................ 3) ENG-305 The English Language .................................... 5 ENG-422 English Seminar .............................................. 3 LIT-231 World Literature ............................................... 5 LIT-252 Major American Authors II .............................. 5 (or LIT-338 Contemporary British Literature .............. 5) LIT-335 Shakespeare ..................................................... 5 LIT-421 Literary Criticism .............................................. 3 PWRT-311 Style and Mechanics for Writers ................ 4 American Literature (one course) .................................. 5 English Literature (one course) ....................................... 5 Electives inEnglish ....................................................... 26 English Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency requirements ............................................. 0-8 Englishmajorrequirements ........................................... 74 Other General Education Requirements .................. 70-90 Electives ................................................................... 30-52 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) ........ 192 Sandra Hamer holds the rank of Associate Fellow in the Society for Technical Co11111111nicatio11 (STC). Fe1ver than JOO of the 18,000 STC membe!'s have eamed this distinction. Pl'ofesso/' Hamel' directs the professional writing program. A complete descl'iption of the General Education Requirements is found 011 page 28. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in English First year: BEGE-171 The Christian Life .................................................... 4 BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study ..................................... 4 ENG-110 English Composition I ............................................... 5 ENG-140 English Composition U .............................................. 5 GSCI-161 Introduction to Physical Science ............................... 5 HUM-140 Introduction to the Humanities ................................ 5 PEF-199 P.A.C.L....................................................................... 2 Languageand/orelectives ...................................................... 17 Physical education elective ..................................................... 1 Total ············•••••••t•••••••······························································ 48 Second year: BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey ............................................. 4 BEGE-274 New Testament Survey ........................................... 4 BI0-100 Principles of Biology ................................................... 5 COM-110 Fundamentals of Speech ........................................... 5 ENG-231 World Literatm·e ........................................................ 5 ENG-305 The English Language ............................................... 5 GSS-100 Foundations of Social Science ................................... 5 HIST-111 United States History before 1865 ........................... 5 LIT-334 19th Century English Literature .................................. 5 Mathematics elective ................................................................ 5 Total ......................................................................................... 48 Third year: BEGE-375 God and History ...................................................... 4 BEGE-376 God and the Church ................................................ 4 ENG-223 Advanced Composition .............................................. 3 PWRT-311 Style and Mechanics for Writers ............................ 4 LIT-329 British Literature: Beginnings through Renaissance .. 5 LIT-335 Shakespeare ................................................................. 5 LIT-339 American Romanticism ............................................... 5 Humanities elective ................................................................... 5 Social science elective .............................................................. 5 Electives .................................................................................... 8 Total ..,...................................................................................... 48 Fourth year: LIT-330 British Literature.: Renaissance to Romanticism ......... 5 LIT-336 American Realism and Naturalism ............................... 5 LIT-338 20th Century British Literature ................................... 5 LIT-421 Literary Criticism ......................................................... 3 LIT-422Seminar ......................................................................... 3 Electives ................................................................................... 27 Total ···································•·io••················································· 48