{"id":4236,"date":"2024-04-14T19:29:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T00:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/?page_id=4236"},"modified":"2025-05-21T09:36:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T14:36:54","slug":"majors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/majors\/","title":{"rendered":"English Department Majors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"IMG_6367\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_6367.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-69e4688a36f8c {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-69e4688a36f8c\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-center vert-middle\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Discover our three majors and chart your path<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__tabs panel panel-tabs site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"tabs\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div 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class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__tab-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content site-panel__tab-content--active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Interdisciplinary Program Elective Credit:<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents who finish the entire Enduring Questions sequence receive one elective credit toward the English major. ID 258: Theater in London also functions as an English elective.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Study Abroad\/Away:<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents may transfer a limited number of study-abroad\/away courses completed at another institution to fulfill their major requirements.\u00a0 Interested students should consult with the English Department chair prior to their departure and view detailed guidelines <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/tools-guides\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">*By completing this major, the student also satisfies the OLE Core Writing in the Major requirement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Students may <em>double-count<\/em> the requirements below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Pre-1800 literary studies: The pre-1800 requirement can be fulfilled concurrently with one of the category requirements\u2014American, Anglophone, British\u2014or the antiracism requirement.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Two 300-level courses: At least one of the level III requirements must be fulfilled with a literary studies course (not a level III creative writing workshop.) Independent research (ENGL 398) cannot count as one of a student&#8217;s two level III major requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Credits (10 total)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Degree Requirements<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>ENGL 185: Literary Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>One course in American literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>One course in Anglophone literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>One course in British literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>Antiracism (The antiracism requirement cannot be fulfilled concurrently with one of the category requirements: American, Anglophone, British).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5.0<\/td>\n<td>Five electives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--sm site-footer__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.stolaf.edu\/academic-programs\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LEARN MORE \u2014 ENGLISH MAJOR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--sm site-footer__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/topics-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TOPICS COURSES<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content  \" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Interdisciplinary Program Elective Credit:<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents who finish the entire Enduring Questions sequence receive one elective credit toward the English major. ID 258: Theater in London also functions as an English elective.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Off-Campus Study:<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents may transfer a limited number of study-abroad\/away courses completed at another institution to fulfill their major requirements.\u00a0 Interested students should consult with the English Department chair prior to their departure and view detailed guidelines <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/tools-guides\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Rotation of English Department Core Courses for Licensure:<\/strong><br \/>\nENGL 150 and 185 are offered every semester, ENGL 205 in the fall, and ENGL 242 in spring.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Students may <em>double-count<\/em> the requirements below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Pre-1800 literary studies: The English major\u2019s pre-1800 requirement is fulfilled concurrently by completing a Shakespeare course for (CAL) teaching licensure.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Antiracism: The English major\u2019s antiracism requirement is fulfilled concurrently by ENGL 205.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">300-level: At least the Shakespeare course, the Anglophone literature course, or one of the two elective courses in English must be a Level III course in literary studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Credits (8 total)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Degree Requirements<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>ENGL 150: Craft of Creative Writing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>ENGL 185: Literary Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>ENGL 205: American Racial and Multicultural Literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>ENGL 242: Children\u2019s and Young Adult Literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>One Shakespeare course: ENGL 256, 260 (when the topic is \u201cShakespeare and Material Culture\u201d), 272, 380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>One course in Anglophone literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2.0<\/td>\n<td>Two electives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--sm site-footer__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.stolaf.edu\/academic-programs\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LEARN MORE \u2014 ENGLISH MAJOR WITH TEACHING LICENSURE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--sm site-footer__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/topics-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TOPICS COURSES<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-3\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content  \" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Interdisciplinary Program Elective Credit:<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents who finish the entire Enduring Questions sequence receive one elective credit toward the English major. ID 258: Theater in London also functions as an English elective.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Off-Campus Study:<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents may transfer a limited number of study-abroad\/away courses completed at another institution to fulfill their major requirements.\u00a0 Interested students should consult with the English Department chair prior to their departure and view detailed guidelines <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/tools-guides\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Rotation of Creative Writing Workshops:<\/strong><br \/>\nENGL 150 is offered every semester. Fall workshops include: ENGL 291 (Nonfiction), ENGL 293 (Fiction), and ENGL 371 (Advanced Poetry, alternating years). Spring: ENGL 292 (Poetry), ENGL 373 (Advanced Nonfiction, alternating years), and ENGL 372 (Advanced Fiction).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Students may <em>double-count<\/em> the requirements below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Pre-1800 literary studies: The pre-1800 requirement can be fulfilled concurrently with one of the category requirements (American, Anglophone, British) or the antiracism requirement.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Antiracism: Among the ten courses for the major, one course must fulfill the antiracism requirement. 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