Course Requirements

The English major requires a core of the following English courses:

ENG 101 Survey of British Literature I 3 credits or ENG 102 Survey of British Literature II 3 credits
ENG 120 Survey of American Literature 3 credits
ENG 227 Topics in World Literature 3 credits or ENG 105 Survey of World Literature 3 credits (when offered)

ENG 200 Literary Analysis 3 credits
HUM 100 Engaging the Humanities

HUM 200  Narrating Your Success: Professional Development for Humanities Majors 3 credits
ENG 206 Chaucer 3 credits or ENG 211 Shakespeare or ENG 229 Major American Authors  3 credits
ENG 352 English Seminar (capstone) or designated capstone course 3 credits

Portfolio of Writing: Students should retain all graded papers and essay exams related to their English course work.  By April 1^st, if the student is graduating at the end of a spring semester or within the first two weeks of the student’s final semester if not a spring semester, the student will submit a portfolio for review.  Information about the required content for the portfolio may be found in The English Program: A Guide for Undergraduate Students, available from the English Program Director.  Students will also complete an exit survey at the time of portfolio submission.

Complete ONE British literature elective from among the below offerings:

ENG 206 Chaucer 3 credits (when not chosen for major author requirement)
ENG 211 Shakespeare 3 credits (when not chosen for major author requirement)
ENG 212 Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Literature 3 credits
ENG 217 Topics in Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature 3 credits
ENG 218 Topics in Nineteenth-Century British Literature 3 credits
ENG 219 Topics in Modern and Contemporary British Literature 3 credits

ENG 225 Topics in British Literature 3 credits

Complete ONE American literature elective from among the below offerings:

ENG 221 Empathy and Horror in American Literature 3 credits
ENG 224 Topics in American Literature 3 credits
ENG 227 Mourning Across America: Loss and Politics of Grief in U.S. Modernism 3 credits
ENG 228 Cyborgs, Aliens, and Other Posthumans 3 credits
ENG 229 Major American Authors 3 credits (when not chosen for major author requirement)

Complete an additional FOUR ENG elective courses.

A minimum of two of these electives must be literature courses taken at the 300-level, while up to two may be writing courses. HON courses offered by ENG faculty, SPA literature courses, and/or courses offered by affiliated Cedar Crest providers (e.g., LVAIC) may count for this requirement.

In the course of completing the requirements for the English major, students are required to choose FIVE ENG literature courses offered at Cedar Crest College at the 200-level to register for at the 300-level. ENG 200 may not be taken at the 300-level; any other 200-level literature course required for the major will also count for the requirement if taken at the 300-level.

Students taking a 200-level ENG literature course at the 300-level will be expected to complete alternate assignments for the course that reflect engagement with the course materials at a more advanced level.

English majors will discuss with their major advisor at the time of registration for classes each semester whether they wish to roster any ENG literature course(s) at the 300-level and which course(s). Their advisor will then contact the Registrar to register the student individually for the 300-level course number associated with each chosen 200-level course. By the time the student graduates, the student must have successfully completed five ENG literature courses at the 300-level. This total excludes any ENG writing course taken at the 300-level. Students may not repeat an ENG literature course taken at the 200-level by registering for it again at the 300-level. Students may, however, repeat a 200-level course at the 300-level if it is a course offered with a different topic, e.g., ENG 224, ENG 225, or ENG 245.

Plus choose one from the following courses:

COM 100 Introduction to Communication 3 credits
COM 210 Interpersonal Communication 3 credits
THS 105 Public Speaking 3 credits

Plus choose one from the following courses:

ENG 237: Writing for the Web 3 credits
COM 107 Digital Imaging with Photoshop 
COM 108 Digital Design with Adobe 
COM 120 Introduction to New Media 3 credits

The English faculty also strongly recommend that, beyond courses counting for the major, students take 1) at least two American and/or world history courses and 2)  two sequential international language classes offered via LVAIC or NCC, with whom the department is affiliated.

Students may pursue the English major in the accelerated 3-year degree format, completing at least 120 credits in three years (with summer study) rather than the standard four. Please see the catalog section on “3-Year Bachelor Degree” programs for details.

Course Requirements for the English Minor

ENG 200 Literary Analysis 3 credits

Complete at least TWO additional ENG literature classes from any literary field at the 100-, 200-, or 300- level

Complete at least ONE additional ENG literature or writing course from any literary field at the 100-, 200-, or 300-level.

Complete at least ONE additional 300-level ENG literature course from any literary field

Complete at least ONE additional 300-level ENG writing course or literature course from any literary field