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For more information about English: Literature Emphasis, see the Department of English website.
Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
Admitted students must meet with an academic advisor. Current students should also meet with an academic advisor and log on to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.
Minimum University Requirements
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| Total Credits |
120 |
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Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)
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2.00 GPA |
| Credits of C- or better |
100 |
Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above) |
40 |
| Total USU Credits |
30 |
Upper-division USU Credits |
20 |
| USU Credits within the Major |
10 |
Credits in Minor (if required) |
12 |
| Credits in Major |
see below |
Credits in American Institutions |
3 |
| General Education Requirements |
see link |
University Studies Depth Requirements |
see link |
| NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is Quantitative Literacy (QL) of the student’s choice. |
Admissions Requirements for this Program
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| New freshmen |
Admitted to USU in Good Standing |
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Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU |
2.75 GPA |
Third Year
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Fall Semester
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Credits
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General Education Info and Notes:
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Spring Semester
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Credits
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General Education Info and Notes:
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| ENGL Literature Course |
3 |
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ENGL Literature Course |
3 |
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| ENGL Literature Course |
3 |
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ENGL Literature Course |
3 |
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| Upper-Division ENGL Elective |
3 |
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Upper-Division ENGL Elective |
3 |
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| Depth Social Sciences (DSS) Course |
3 |
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Elective Course |
3 |
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| Elective Course |
3 |
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Elective Course |
3 |
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| TOTAL CREDITS: |
15 |
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TOTAL CREDITS: |
15 |
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Comments
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Comments
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Fourth Year
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Fall Semester
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Credits
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General Education Info and Notes:
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Spring Semester
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Credits
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General Education Info and Notes:
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| Literary Seminars Course (CI) |
3 |
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ENGL Literature Course |
3 |
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| ENGL Literature Course |
3 |
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Elective Course or ENGL Diversity Course (if needed) |
3 |
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| Upper-Division ENGL Elective |
3 |
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Communications Intensive (CI) Course |
3 |
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| Elective Course |
3 |
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Elective Course |
3 |
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| Elective Course |
3 |
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Elective Course |
3 |
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| TOTAL CREDITS: |
15 |
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TOTAL CREDITS: |
15 |
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Comments
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Comments
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Literature Emphasis
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
Credits in Residence: Students must complete 21 credits of major-applicable coursework at Utah State University.
Students in this emphasis learn the value of literature as they practice important career skills: writing, speaking, researching, collaborating, and thinking critically.
Literature students learn to solve problems both logically and creatively, both independently and in teams. Graduates will thus be well prepared to pursue their individual goals in a wide variety of educational and professional paths, including (but not limited to) business and marketing, publishing, teaching, museum and library work, arts organizations, legal students–in short, any field that requires strong communication skills, cultural awareness, and critical thinking. Literature graduates can also look forward to a lifetime of intellectual curiosity and cultural enrichment.
ENGL 2600 is the introductory course in Literary Analysis, which teaches students to read texts closely, to draw connections between form and content, to make interpretative claims, and to write persuasive arguments.
Students in 3000-level and 4000-level courses learn to draw connections between literature and its historical, cultural, social, and biographical contexts. These courses put texts in conversation with one another and with the conventions of different genres.
The Advanced Seminars at the 5000 level serve as a capstone to the student’s Literature emphasis. ENGL 5300 is a Special Topics course, which brings together diverse literary texts in imaginative ways, encouraging students to think across historical, biographical, and generic boundaries. ENGL 5310 is a course on Contemporary Literature, in which students bring literary history up to the present day. ENGL 5320 and ENGL 5330 explore literary and cultural representations of, respectively, gender identities and sexualities, and racial and ethnic identities. ENGL 5340 , a course on Multimedia Literature, gives students a chance to explore new and emerging forms of literary and cultural representation.
The emphasis includes nine elective credits: three additional English courses in Literature or any other area of the department. Students may devote three of these credits to an internship that combines their academic skills with their professional interests.
English General Education Requirements
Students must complete the General Education Requirements.
Students must also complete the University Studies Depth Requirements:
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