English, B.A.

In addition to adhering to General Education and School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Requirements , the English major requires 56 units (some of which simultaneously meet general education requirements). Courses in the major must be taken for a letter grade and may not be taken on a pass/no pass basis unless the course is only offered on a pass/no pass basis. Students must complete all major course prerequisites with a C- or better.

Lower Division English Major Requirements [20 Units]

Complete one lower division seminar course chosen from ENG 050-089 [4 units]
Complete one additional lower division course chose from ENG 010-089 [4 units]

Complete one lower division writing course focused on writing in the humanities: [4 units]

WRI 025: Introduction to Creative Writing [4.0 units]
WRI 040: Writing in the Disciplines [4.0 units]

Foreign Language Requirement: [8 units]

At least 2 semesters of college level foreign language instruction in one language.

Students must take at least one year of the same language. See the SSHA Advising website for more information on Foreign Language Placement: ssha-advising.ucmerced.edu/policies-and-procedures/foreign-language-placement-guidelines.

Upper Division English Major Requirements [36 Units]

ENG 100: Engaging Texts: Introduction to Critical Practice [4.0 units]
ENG 101: Medieval and Renaissance Literature and Culture, 800-1660 [4.0 units]
ENG 102: Restoration, Early Colonial, & Early Romantic Literature and Culture: 1660-1837 [4.0 units]
ENG 103: Victorian, Fin de siècle, and Early Twentieth Century Literature and Culture: 1837-1945 [4.0 units]
ENG 104: Postwar, Postcolonial, Postmodern Literature and Culture: 1945 to the present [4.0 units]
ENG 190: Senior Thesis [4.0 units]
Three upper division electives [12 units]. Students may substitute one of these English courses with a cognate upper-division course from another major, such as an upper-division course in History, Spanish, GASP, Writing, etc. Consult a SSHA Advisor, the SSHA Advising website (ssha-advising.ucmerced.edu) or MyAudit for the most updated list.

Transfer Students

Transfer students who wish to major in English should complete the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) at their community college. Transfer students may not be admitted to the English major without specific major preparation. Please contact the Office of Admissions for current information.

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