This page is intended to offer a quick comparison of the old and the new requirements for the standard English major.
Old Requirements | New Requirements | |
Total Courses Required? | 10 courses | 10 courses |
Is ENGL 185 Required? | Yes | Yes |
300-Level Courses Required? | Two 300-Level Courses | Two 300-Level Courses |
Pre-1800 course required? | Yes, one pre-1800 course at the 200-level | Yes, one pre-1800 course at the 200-level. |
Category requirements? | Three courses total. One course in literary history, one course in cross-cultural literature, one course in either genre or cross-disciplinary | Four courses total. One course in American literature, one course in British literature, one course in Anglophone literature, and one course in our antiracism category. |
Can category requirements be fulfilled at the 200- and 300-level? | No, only at the 200-level. | Yes, at the 200- and 300-level. |
Can a category requirement and pre-1800 be satisfied concurrently (with one course)? | Yes | Yes |
Can the antiracism requirement and another category requirement be satisfied concurrently (with one course)? | NA | No |