English B.A. (Long Island Campus)

Core Courses:

For information about department courses that fulfill core curriculum requirements, consult the current Core Curriculum Guide 

The Major:

• 42 credits in addition to those earned in 
  ENG 103 Writing for Effective Communication
    3 credits

One course must be in literature of the English Renaissance, one must be in the area of medieval literature before 1500 and one course in the literature of traditionally marginalized cultures.

Six Electives, two of which must be courses at the 400-level or higher, not Including Senior Thesis.

• Required Departmental Courses:

• ENG 201 - Introduction to Reading Literature Critically 3 credits.
• ENG 292 - Survey of British Literature I 3 credits
• ENG 294 - Survey in American Literature from Beginnings to 1865 3 credits

In addition:

Note(s):

An average of B-, 2.7 or higher, must be achieved and maintained in the 400 level “capstone” courses.

N.B. for Transfer Students:

Because the English Department requires that 27 of the 42 major credits be in courses at the 200 level or above, transfer students who have completed a program in Creative Writing will probably need all 27; those who have taken a literature sequence will have each course evaluated in reference to the St. Joseph’s College Catalogue. Introductory courses will transfer at the 100 level; more specialized studies may transfer at the 200 level. Developmental or remedial courses do not count toward the major; neither does any standard Composition course which is a College requirement.

A maximum of 18 English credits may be accepted for the major.

Minor and English Major Track in Film/Media Studies:

18 credits including ENG 111 , with at least 12 credits at the 200-level or above. For details, see Interdisciplinary Programs, here . No more than six credits in Film/Media courses may be counted toward the English major or concentration.