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2023-2024 General Catalog

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English (General) - BA, BS

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of English

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The General English option is designed for Statewide Campus students as an alternative to the English Teaching emphasis. Logan Campus students should select one of the four emphases available to them. For more information about General English, 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
Total Credits	120	Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	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

New Freshman

Admitted to USU in Good Standing

Transfer students from other institutes or other programs at USU

2.5 GPA

First Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ENGL 1010 - Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3		ENGL Culture Exploration Course	3
ENGL 2600 - Literary Analysis	3		Any Quantitative Literacy (QL) course, but STAT 1040 - Introduction to Statistics (QL) or STAT 1045 - Introduction to Statistics with Elements of Algebra (QL) is recommended	3 or 5
Breadth Requirement	3		Breadth Requirement	3
Breadth Requirement	3		Breadth Requirement	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
TOTAL CREDITS:	15		TOTAL CREDITS:	15-17
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Second Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ENGL 2010 - Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3		ENGL Writing Exploration Course	3
ENGL 3000-Level or Higher Course	3		ENGL 3000-Level or Higher Course	3
Breadth Requirement	3		Breadth Requirement	3
Breadth Requirement	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
TOTAL CREDITS:	15		TOTAL CREDITS:	15
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Third Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ENGL 3000-Level or Higher Course	3		ENGL 3000-Level or Higher Course	3
ENGL 4000-Level or Higher Course	3		ENGL 4000-Level or Higher Course	3
Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC) Course	3		Elective Course	3
Depth Social Sciences (DSS) Course	3		Quantitative Intensive (QI) Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
TOTAL CREDITS:	15		TOTAL CREDITS:	15
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Fourth Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ENGL 4000-Level or Higher Course	3		ENGL 3000-Level or Higher Course	3
ENGL 4000-Level or Higher Course	3		ENGL 4000-Level or Higher Course	3
ENGL 3000-Level or Higher Course	3		Communications Intensive (CI) Course	3
Communications Intensive (CI) Course	3		Elective Course or ENGL Diversity Course (if needed)	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
TOTAL CREDITS:	15		TOTAL CREDITS:	15
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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

Credits in Residence: Students must complete 21 credits of major-applicable coursework at Utah State University.

General English students gain a broad understanding of English as an academic discipline, and employers in every field prize the communication, cultural awareness, and critical analysis skills acquired through the General English degree. General English prepares graduates for professional opportunities in areas such as education, public relations, libraries, museums, nonprofit organizations, grant writing, human resources, marketing, copywriting, web content creation, and more.

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

A. English Department Requirements

Students should take note of the superscripts to find emphasis-specific requirements.

Literature Exploration (3 credits)

ENGL 2600 - Literary Analysis 3 credit(s)

Culture Exploration (3 credits)

ENGL 2070 - Introduction to Digital Humanities (BHU) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 2210 - Introduction to Folklore (BHU) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 2630 - Introduction to American Studies (BHU) 3 credit(s) ¹
ENGL 2640 - Race and Ethnicity in the United States (BHU) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 2720 - Survey of American Folklore 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3070 - Folklore on the Internet (DHA) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3610 - Multicultural American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3620 - Native American Studies 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3700 - Regional Folklore (DHA) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3710 - Topics in Folklore (CI) 3 credit(s)
¹ ENGL 2630 is required for students in the English Teaching Composite - American Studies program.

Writing Exploration (3 credits)

TCR 2100 - Introduction to Technical Communication 3 credit(s) ¹
TCR 2110 - Digital Writing Technologies 3 credit(s) ¹
ENGL 3420 - Fiction Writing 3 credit(s) ²
ENGL 3430 - Poetry Writing 3 credit(s) ²
ENGL 3440 - Creative Nonfiction Writing 3 credit(s) ²
¹These courses are required for students in the Technical Communication and Rhetoric emphasis.
² These courses are required for students in the Creative Writing emphasis.

Diversity Requirement

All English majors are required to take one course that examines the experiences, perspectives, literatures, 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. If a course listed under the Diversity Requirement appears under another requirement for the major, the course may be used to fulfill both requirements.

ENGL 2060 - Reading Across Borders (BHU) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 2640 - Race and Ethnicity in the United States (BHU) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3385 - Postcolonial World Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3610 - Multicultural American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3620 - Native American Studies 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4210 - History of English: Change and Diversity 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4370 - Native American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4375 - U.S. Latinx Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4380 - African American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4520 - Teaching Literacy in Diverse Classrooms 3 credit(s) ¹
ENGL 5320 - Gender and Sexuality in Literature (CI) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 5330 - Race and Ethnicity in Literature (CI) 3 credit(s)
TCR 3110 - Accessibility and Disability Rhetorics 3 credit(s)
TCR 4220 - Technology and Activism 3 credit(s)
¹ENGL 4520 is required for students with an English Teaching and/or English Teaching Composite emphasis. Only students with these emphases may take this course to fulfill the Diversity Requirement.

B. Level 3000 or Higher Courses (18 credits)

Select six courses from the following list. Courses counting toward the exploratory requirements (section A) cannot also be used to fulfill the requirements in this section.

ENGL 3020 - Perspectives in Linguistics (DHA) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3030 - Perspectives in Literature (DHA) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3040 - Perspectives in Writing and Rhetoric (DHA) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3050 - Masterpieces of World Literature (DHA) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3070 - Folklore on the Internet (DHA) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3080 - Introduction to Technical Communication (CI) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3210 - Classical Mythology 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3305 - Medieval Literary History 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3315 - Early Modern British Literary History 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3325 - Eighteenth-Century British Literary History 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3335 - Nineteenth-Century British Literary History 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3345 - Literary History of the British Isles Since 1900 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3355 - Literary History of the Early Americas 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3365 - Nineteenth-Century American Literary History 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3375 - Literary History of the Americas Since 1900 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3385 - Postcolonial World Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3395 - World Literature in Translation 3 credit(s)
TCR 2100 - Introduction to Technical Communication 3 credit(s)
TCR 2110 - Digital Writing Technologies 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3420 - Fiction Writing 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3430 - Poetry Writing 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3440 - Creative Nonfiction Writing 3 credit(s)
TCR 3100 - Workplace Research 3 credit(s)
TCR 3120 - Rhetorical Theory 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3470 - Approaches to Research in English Studies (QI) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3510 - Teaching Young Adult Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3530 - Children’s Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3610 - Multicultural American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3620 - Native American Studies 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3630 - The Farm in Literature and Culture (CI/DHA) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3700 - Regional Folklore (DHA) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3710 - Topics in Folklore (CI) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3830 - The History of Yoga 3 credit(s)

C. Level 4000 or Higher Courses (15 credits)

Select five courses from the following list. Courses counting toward the exploratory requirements (section A) cannot also be used to fulfill the requirements in this section.

ENGL 4200 - Linguistic Structures 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4210 - History of English: Change and Diversity 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4230 - Language and Culture (DSS) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4250 - Playwriting 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4300 - Shakespeare 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4310 - American Writers 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4320 - British Writers 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4330 - World Writers 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4340 - Studies in Fiction 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4345 - Studies in Nonfiction 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4350 - Studies in Poetry 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4360 - Studies in Drama 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4365 - Studies in Film 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4370 - Native American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4375 - U.S. Latinx Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4380 - African American Literature 3 credit(s)
TCR 3220 - Technical Editing (CI) 3 credit(s)
TCR 4210 - Visual Communication Design 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4420 - Advanced Fiction Writing (CI) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4430 - Advanced Poetry Writing (CI) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4440 - Advanced Nonfiction Writing (CI) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4500 - Teaching Writing (CI) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4510 - Teaching Literature (CI) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4540 - Teaching Creative Writing 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4610 - Western American Literature (CI/DHA) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4630 - American Nature Writers 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4640 - Studies in the American West (CI) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4700 - Folk Material Culture (DHA) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4750 - Advanced Folklore Workshop: Fife Conference 3 credit(s)
ENGL 4900 - Internship/Cooperative Work Experience 1-15 credit(s)
ENGL 5210 - Topics in Linguistics 3 credit(s)
ENGL 5300 - Special Topics in Literature (CI) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 5310 - Contemporary Literature (CI) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 5320 - Gender and Sexuality in Literature (CI) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 5330 - Race and Ethnicity in Literature (CI) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 5340 - Multimedia Literature (CI) 3 credit(s)
TCR 4220 - Technology and Activism 3 credit(s)
TCR 3110 - Accessibility and Disability Rhetorics 3 credit(s)
TCR 4230 - Project Management 3 credit(s)
TCR 4250 - Careers in Professional Communication 3 credit(s)
ENGL 5450 - Special Topics in Creative Writing 3 credit(s)
TCR 5490 - Advanced Topics in Technical Communication and Rhetoric 3 credit(s)
ENGL 5700 - Folk Narrative 3 credit(s)

English (General) - BA, BS

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of English

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General English

A. English Department Requirements

Literature Exploration (3 credits)

Culture Exploration (3 credits)

Writing Exploration (3 credits)

Diversity Requirement

B. Level 3000 or Higher Courses (18 credits)

C. Level 4000 or Higher Courses (15 credits)

Admissions Requirements for this Program

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