Credits in Residence

Students must complete 21 credits of major-applicable coursework at Utah State University.

Course Requirements

Core/Explore Requirements (9 credits)

Students must complete 9 credits of exploration courses. Students must choose one course from each section: culture, literature, and writing. 

Students should complete the exploratory requirements as early as possible.

Literature Exploration (3 credits)

• ENGL 2600 - Literary Analysis 3

Culture Exploration (3 credits)

• ENGL 2210 - Introduction to Folklore (BHU) 3
• ENGL 2630 - Survey of American Culture (BHU) 3
• ENGL 2720 - Survey of American Folklore 3
• ENGL 3070 - Folklore on the Internet (DHA) 3
• ENGL 3610 - Multicultural American Literature 3
• ENGL 3620 - Native American Studies 3
• ENGL 3700 - Regional Folklore (CI) 3
• ENGL 3710 - Topics in Folklore (CI) 3

Writing Exploration (3 credits)

• ENGL 3400 - Introduction to Technical Communication (CI) 3
• ENGL 3420 - Fiction Writing 3
• ENGL 3430 - Poetry Writing 3
• ENGL 3440 - Creative Nonfiction Writing 3
• ENGL 4400 - Professional Editing (CI) 3
• ENGL 4410 - Document Design and Graphics 3

General English

Minimum GPA for Admission: 2.5 within all English courses (other than ENGL 1010 , ENGL 2010 , CLEP, AP, etc.); 2.5 USU cumulative (including courses taken for another USU major); 2.5 career total (including transfer credits) for new transfer students

Minimum GPA for Graduation: 2.75 within major courses; 2.0 USU cumulative; 2.0 career total

Minimum Grade Accepted: C within major courses (no grades of pass/fail)

Number of required credits: 42

The General English option is designed for Regional Campus students as an alternative to the English Teaching emphasis. Logan Campus students should select one of the four emphases available to them. All students are required to meet with the advisor to determine the most appropriate course of study, and students should be prepared to articulate their educational and career goals. All courses used to fulfill the General English requirements must be approved by the advisor and the department head.

Students may set up an internship that combines their academic skills with their professional interests. This program allows up to 3 credits of internship.

A. Diversity Requirement

All English majors are required to take one course that examines the experiences, perspectives, literature’s, cultures, and/or creative expressions of underrepresented and/or marginalized communities. For this requirement, the USU English department includes communities who have been underrepresented or marginalized due to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability and/or the intersections of these identities in conjunction with one another and with class.

• ENGL 2060 - Literature and Diversity (BHU) 3
• ENGL 2640 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies (BHU) 3
• ENGL 3385 - Postcolonial World Literature 3
• ENGL 3610 - Multicultural American Literature 3
• ENGL 3620 - Native American Studies 3
• ENGL 4520 - Teaching Literacy in Diverse Classrooms 3
• ENGL 5320 - Gender and Sexuality in Literature 3
• ENGL 5330 - Race and Ethnicity in Literature 3
• ENGL 5400 - Social Justice in Technical Communication 3

B. Exploratory Requirements (9 credits)

Courses counting toward the Exploratory Requirements cannot also be used to fulfill the requirements in sections B and C. Students should take ENGL 2600  as early as possible.

·         Literature (3 credits)

·         Culture (3 credits)

·         Writing (3 credits)

C. Level 3300 or Higher Courses (15 credits)

Select five courses from the following:

• ENGL 3305 - Medieval Literary History 3
• ENGL 3315 - Early Modern British Literary History 3
• ENGL 3325 - Eighteenth-Century British Literary History 3
• ENGL 3335 - Nineteenth-Century British Literary History 3
• ENGL 3345 - Literary History of the British Isles Since 1900 3
• ENGL 3355 - Literary History of the Early Americas 3
• ENGL 3365 - Nineteenth-Century American Literary History 3
• ENGL 3375 - Literary History of the Americas Since 1900 3
• ENGL 3385 - Postcolonial World Literature 3
• ENGL 3395 - World Literature in Translation 3
• ENGL 3400 - Introduction to Technical Communication (CI) 3
• ENGL 3410 - Technical Communication Technologies 3
• ENGL 3420 - Fiction Writing 3
• ENGL 3430 - Poetry Writing 3
• ENGL 3440 - Creative Nonfiction Writing 3
• ENGL 3450 - Methods and Research in Professional and Technical Communication 3
• ENGL 3460 - Rhetorical Theory 3
• ENGL 3470 - Approaches to Research in English Studies (QI) 3
• ENGL 3500 - Teaching English 2
• ENGL 3510 - Teaching Young Adult Literature 3
• ENGL 3530 - Children’s Literature 3
• ENGL 3610 - Multicultural American Literature 3
• ENGL 3620 - Native American Studies 3
• ENGL 3630 - The Farm in Literature and Culture (CI/DHA) 3
• ENGL 3700 - Regional Folklore (CI) 3
• ENGL 3710 - Topics in Folklore (CI) 3

D. Level 4000 or Higher Courses (18 credits)

• ENGL 4200 - Linguistic Structures 3
• ENGL 4210 - History of the English Language 3
• ENGL 4230 - Language and Culture 3
• ENGL 4250 - Playwriting 3
• ENGL 4300 - Shakespeare 3
• ENGL 4310 - American Writers 3
• ENGL 4320 - British Writers 3
• ENGL 4330 - World Writers 3
• ENGL 4340 - Studies in Fiction 3
• ENGL 4345 - Studies in Nonfiction 3
• ENGL 4350 - Studies in Poetry 3
• ENGL 4360 - Studies in Drama 3
• ENGL 4365 - Studies in Film 3
• ENGL 4400 - Professional Editing (CI) 3
• ENGL 4410 - Document Design and Graphics 3
• ENGL 4420 - Advanced Fiction Writing (CI) 3
• ENGL 4430 - Advanced Poetry Writing (CI) 3
• ENGL 4440 - Advanced Nonfiction Writing (CI) 3
• ENGL 4500 - Teaching Writing (CI) 3
• ENGL 4510 - Teaching Literature (CI) 3
• ENGL 4520 - Teaching Literacy in Diverse Classrooms 3
• ENGL 4530 - English Clinical Experience 1
• ENGL 4540 - Teaching Creative Writing 3
• ENGL 4610 - Western American Literature (CI/DHA) 3
• ENGL 4630 - American Nature Writers 3
• ENGL 4640 - Studies in the American West (CI) 3
• ENGL 4700 - Folk Material Culture 3
• ENGL 4750 - Advanced Folklore Workshop: Fife Conference 3
• ENGL 4900 - Internship/Cooperative Work Experience 1-15
• ENGL 5210 - Topics in Linguistics 3
• ENGL 5300 - Special Topics in Literature (CI) 3
• ENGL 5310 - Contemporary Literature (CI) 3
• ENGL 5400 - Social Justice in Technical Communication 3
• ENGL 5410 - Studies in Writing for Digital Media Production 3
• ENGL 5420 - Project Management in Technical Communication 3
• ENGL 5430 - Technical Communication Capstone (CI) 3
• ENGL 5490 - Topics in Technical Communication and Rhetoric 3
• ENGL 5700 - Folk Narrative 3