1. Carolina Core (32-44 hours)
Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written — CMW (6 hours)
must be passed with a grade of C or higher
Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving — ARP (6-8 hours)
Scientific Literacy — SCI (8 hours)
Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language — GFL (0-6 hours)
Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the minimal passing grade on the exit examination in the 122 course is required. Students can demonstrate this proficiency by successfully completing Phase II of the Proficiency Test or by successfully completing the 122 course, including the exit exam administered as part of that course.
It is strongly recommended that students continuing the study of a foreign language begin college-level study of that language in their first semester and continue in that language until their particular foreign language requirement is completed.
Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking — GHS (3 hours)
Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences — GSS (3 hours)
Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding — AIU (3 hours)
Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component* — CMS (0-3 hours)
Information Literacy* — INF (0-3 hours)
Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility* — VSR (0-3 hours)
*Carolina Core Stand Alone or Overlay Eligible Requirements — Overlay-approved courses offer students the option of meeting two Carolina Core components in a single course. A maximum of two overlays is allowed. The total Carolina Core credit hours must add up to a minimum of 31 hours. Some programs may have a higher number of minimum Carolina Core hours due to specified requirements.
2. College Requirements (15-18 hours)
Foreign Language (0-3 hours)
- only if needed to meet 122-level proficiency
History (3 hours)
The College of Arts and Sciences requires one U.S. History and one non-U.S. History course. Whichever is not fulfilled through the Carolina Core GHS requirement must be fulfilled through this college requirement. Accordingly, please select one of the following:
- One Carolina Core GHS-approved course primarily focused on U.S. History: HIST 111 , 112 , 214 , or another GHS-approved course determined by the College of Arts and Science to fit this geographic category.
OR
- One Carolina Core GHS-approved course primarily focused on non-U.S. History: HIST 101 , 102 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 108 , 109 , GERM 280 , FAMS 300 , or another GHS-approved course determined by the College of Arts and Sciences to fit this geographic category.
Social Science and Fine Arts or Humanities (12 hours)
Courses Acceptable for Social Science and Fine Arts or Humanities Credit in Degree Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences
- Three hours of Social Science
- Nine hours of Fine Arts or Humanities
3. Program Requirements (19-43 hours)
Supporting Courses (6 hours)
must be passed with a grade of C or higher
Cognate or Minor (12-18 hours)
Cognate
The cognate is intended to support the course work in the major. The cognate must consist of twelve (12) hours of courses at the advanced level, outside of but related to the major. The cognate may be taken in one or more departments or programs, depending on the interests of the student and the judgment of the advisor.
Courses offered by departments and programs that are acceptable for cognate credit are outlined in the section titled Courses Acceptable for Cognate Credit in Degree Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences .
For cognate course offerings in other colleges, consult the appropriate sections of this bulletin. Some major programs have specific cognate requirements.
It should be emphasized that the cognate is not a second set of elective courses to be chosen at random by the student. The cognate must be approved by the major advisor as being related to the major field of study. Students are urged to consult their major advisors for specific requirements in their major.
Courses applied toward general education requirements cannot be counted toward the cognate.
For Bachelor of Arts degrees, all cognate courses must be passed with a grade of C or higher.
Minor
In place of the cognate a student in the College of Arts and Sciences may choose a minor consisting of at least 18 credit hours of prescribed courses. (Some minors in the sciences require a minimum of 16 hours.) The subject area of the minor may be related to the major. Students pursuing interdisciplinary minors who wish to use courses in their major department for minor credit must petition the College Committee on Scholastic Standards and Petitions for permission to do so.
The minor is intended to develop a coherent basic preparation in a second area of study. It differs from the cognate inasmuch as the courses must be concentrated in one area and must follow a structured sequence. Interdisciplinary minors can be designed with the approval of the assistant dean for academic affairs and advising.
Courses applied toward general education requirements cannot be counted toward the minor. No course may satisfy both major and minor requirements. All minor courses must be passed with a grade of C or higher. At least half of the courses in the minor must be completed in residence at the University.
A list of minor programs of study can be found at Programs A-Z .
Electives (0-25 hours)
No courses of a remedial, developmental, skill-acquiring, or vocational nature may apply as credit toward degrees in the College of Arts and Sciences. The College of Arts and Sciences allows the use of the Pass-Fail option on elective courses. Further clarification on inapplicable courses can be obtained from the College of Arts and Sciences.
4. Major Requirements (30-39 hours)
Students may choose to complete the General Major, the Writing Concentration Major, or an Intensive Major.
A minimum grade of C is required in all major courses.
General Major (30 hours)
- Two Pre-1800 Literature courses (6 hours)
- Three Post-1800 Literature courses (9 hours)
- Five courses numbered ENGL 300 or higher* (15 hours)
*At least one course must be selected from ENGL 370 , ENGL 389 or 450-456, unless a Linguistics course is applied elsewhere in the student’s curriculum.
Writing Concentration (30 hours)
- Two Pre-1800 Literature courses (6 hours)
- Two Post-1800 Literature courses (6 hours)
- Introductory Writing (6 hours)
- One course numbered ENGL 300 or higher
- Writing and Rhetoric and/or Creative Writing (9 hours)
Select from:
Writing and Rhetoric
- ENGL 460 - Advanced Writing
- ENGL 461 - The Teaching of Writing
- ENGL 462 - Technical Writing
- ENGL 463 - Business Writing
- ENGL 466 - Internship
- ENGL 467 - Topics in Rhetoric
- ENGL 468 - Digital Writing
- ENGL 470 - Rhetoric of Science and Technology
- ENGL 471 - Rhetoric and the Ancient Roots of Modern Life
- ENGL 472 - Rhetoric and Popular Culture
- ENGL 485 - Women’s Rhetoric
- ENGL 486 - African American Rhetoric
- ENGL 494 - Advanced Professional Writing Workshop
Creative Writing
Intensive Major (39 hours)
- Three Pre-1800 Literature courses (9 hours)
- Four Post-1800 Literature courses (12 hours)
- ENGL 388 - History of Literary Criticism and Theory OR ENGL 440 - Principles of Modern Literary Theory
- ENGL 490 - Topics in Advanced Study OR Senior Thesis
- Four courses numbered ENGL 300 or higher* (12 hours)
*At least one course must be selected from ENGL 370 , ENGL 389 or 450-456, unless a Linguistics course is applied elsewhere in the student’s curriculum.
Pre-1800 Literature Courses
- ENGL 380 - Epic to Romance
- ENGL 381 - The Renaissance
- ENGL 382 - The Enlightenment
- ENGL 390 - Great Books of the Western World I
- ENGL 395 - Classical Drama
- ENGL 400 - Early English Literature
- ENGL 401 - Chaucer
- ENGL 402 - Tudor Literature
- ENGL 403 - The 17th Century
- ENGL 404 - English Drama to 1660
- ENGL 405 - Shakespeare’s Tragedies
- ENGL 406 - Shakespeare’s Comedies and Histories
- ENGL 407 - Milton
- ENGL 410 - The Restoration and 18th Century
- ENGL 414 - English Drama Since 1660
- ENGL 415 - The English Novel I
- ENGL 419 - Topics in English Literature
- ENGL 420 - American Literature to 1830
- ENGL 429 - Topics in American Literature
- ENGL 430 - Topics in African American Literature
- ENGL 437 - Women Writers
- ENGL 438A - South Carolina Writers
- ENGL 438B - Scottish Literature
- ENGL 438C - Irish Literature
- ENGL 438D - African Literature
- ENGL 438E - Caribbean Literature
- ENGL 439 - Selected Topics
Post-1800 Literature Courses
- ENGL 383 - Romanticism
- ENGL 384 - Realism
- ENGL 385 - Modernism
- ENGL 386 - Postmodernism
- ENGL 391 - Great Books of the Western World II
- ENGL 411 - British Romantic Literature
- ENGL 412 - Victorian Literature
- ENGL 413 - Modern English Literature
- ENGL 414 - English Drama Since 1660
- ENGL 416 - The English Novel II
- ENGL 419 - Topics in English Literature
- ENGL 421 - American Literature 1830-1860
- ENGL 422 - American Literature 1860-1910
- ENGL 423 - Modern American Literature
- ENGL 424 - American Drama
- ENGL 425A - The American Novel to 1914
- ENGL 425B - The American Novel Since 1914
- ENGL 426 - American Poetry
- ENGL 427 - Southern Literature
- ENGL 428A - African-American Literature I: to 1903
- ENGL 428B - African-American Literature II: 1903 - Present
- ENGL 429 - Topics in American Literature
- ENGL 430 - Topics in African American Literature
- ENGL 431A - Children’s Literature
- ENGL 431B - Picture Books
- ENGL 434 - Environmental Literature
- ENGL 435 - The Short Story
- ENGL 436 - Science Fiction Literature
- ENGL 437 - Women Writers
- ENGL 438A - South Carolina Writers
- ENGL 438B - Scottish Literature
- ENGL 438C - Irish Literature
- ENGL 438D - African Literature
- ENGL 438E - Caribbean Literature
- ENGL 439 - Selected Topics
- ENGL 565 - African American Theatre
B.A. with Distinction (Open to all English Majors)
The Departmental Undergraduate Research Track (B.A. with Distinction) is available to students majoring in English who maintain a minimum GPA of 3.50 in the major and 3.30 overall and who wish to participate in a substantial research or creative project in collaboration with, or under the supervision of, a faculty mentor. Ideally, students who pursue this option would complete their theses by December of their final year of coursework.
Requirements:
- Overall GPA of 3.30 or higher and a GPA of at least 3.50 in the major;
- Senior Thesis: General, Writing, and Secondary Education track majors who wish to graduate with distinction must complete a thesis in addition to the courses required for their chosen track within the English major. For Intensive majors, the thesis is part of the required coursework. The thesis may be completed either by enrolling in ENGL 499 or by taking ENGL 490, provided that the latter course includes a thesis requirement;
- Submission of the distinction intent form (available in the undergraduate English office) to the undergraduate English office at the beginning of the semester in which you write your thesis;
- Public presentation of the thesis in an approved venue including:
English Department Colloquium Series
USC Discovery Day
Professional Conference or Journal publication.
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