Degree Plan: English –Bachelor of Arts
[LA–BA–ENGL]
School of Liberal Arts
Department of English and Foreign Languages
Catalog Year: 2015-2016
General Education Requirements – 44–46 hours
Communication – 9 hours
ENGL 1113 or 1123;
ENGL 1213 or 1223;
COMM 1113
Mathematics – 3-5 hours
MATH 1413, 1513, 1613,
1715, 2215, 2713 or STAT 1513
Science* – 8-9 hours
Biological Science (4 hours)
Physical Science (4-5 hours)
*One course must be a lab science; see
undergraduate catalog for list.
American History – 3 hours
HIST 1483 or 1493
Behavioral Science – 3 hours
FAMS 1123, PSY 1113, SOCI 1113
Political Science – 3 hours
PS 1113
Economics – 3 hours
AGRC 1334, ECON 2013,
GEOG 3023, CRM 3603
Health and Wellness* – 4 hours
HLTH 1012, 1053, 1063, any course
from the following: PE 1--1, 2--1, 2--2
Humanities* – 6 hours
Diversity (3 hours)
Aesthetics (3 hours)
*One course must be taken from each category; see
undergraduate catalog for list.
*Requirement waived for some students; see
undergraduate catalog for list.
General Education Non-PE Electives (To total at least 44 hours, if needed)*.
General Education Electives must be selected from the list of approved Gen Ed courses, exclusive of those with the PE prefix. For
a full list of General Education courses, see: http://www.cameron.edu/catalog/general_ed.html
University Requirements
UNIV 1001 or 1113 – 1-3 hours
Computer Literacy – CIS 1013 or MIS 2113
Capstone Experience – ENGL 4993
Major Requirements – 45 hours
Required Core Courses – 21 hours
ENGL 3003 Intro to Literary Studies
ENGL 3023 Am Lit to 1865 OR ENGL 3033 Am. Lit Since 1865 OR ENGL 3043 Engl Lit to 1800 OR ENGL 3053 Engl Lit Since 1800
OR ENGL 3063 Survey of World Lit Through Renaissance OR ENGL 3073 Survey of World Lit Since Renaissance
ENGL 3113 Shakespeare
ENGL 3303 Advanced Composition OR PRWR 3303 Creative Writing–Nonfiction
ENGL 3813 Literary Theory
ENGL 4993 English Capstone
PRWR 2013 Intro to Creative Writing
Required Option – 24 hours
Creative Writing Option
Literature Option
Required Courses (15 hours)
Survey Courses (6 hours)
ENGL 2333 Intro to Technical Writing
ENGL 3023 Survey of American Lit to 1865
PRWR 3003 Tech of Fiction OR PRWR 3013 Tech of Poetry
ENGL 3033 Survey of American Lit Since 1865
PRWR 3103 Cr Wr–Short Story OR PRWR 3203 Cr Wr–Poetry ENGL 3043 Survey of English Lit to 1800
OR PRWR 3403 Cr Wr–Novel
ENGL 3053 Survey of English Lit Since 1800
PRWR 3991-3 Writing Workshop
ENGL 3063 Survey of World Lit Through Renaissance
PRWR 4961-3 Directed Writing
ENGL 3073 Survey of World Lit Since Renaissance
Electives (9 hours)
Other required courses (9 hours)
(No more than 6 hours of 1000 or 2000 level courses)
ENGL 4023 Studies in Genre
ENGL 4133 Studies in Am Lit Hist OR ENGL 4143 Studies in Brit
Lit Hist OR ENGL 4153 Studies in World Lit
ENGL 4613 Engl Linq OR ENGL 4623 Adv Grammar OR ENGL
4633 Rhetoric Theory & Appl
Electives (9 hours)
(No more than 6 hours of 1000 or 2000 level courses)
Minor Requirements – 18 hours
For a full list of available minors, see: http://www.cameron.edu/catalog/minors.html
General Electives – to Complete 124 hours
Graduation Requirements
Department Requirements
Minimum 124 Total Credit Hours
Minimum 40 Upper Division Credit Hours
Minimum 80 Liberal Arts & Science Credit Hours
Minimum 30 Credit Hours in Residence at Cameron
Minimum 60 Credit Hours at a 4-Year Institution
Minimum ½ of Major Upper Division Hours Completed at CU
15 of last 30 Credit Hours or ½ of Major Completed at CU
Retention GPA 2.0
Cameron GPA 2.0
Complete Graduation Application at Registrar’s Office