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This web page contains the most current academic information and degree requirements available. The graduation requirements published in the Whitworth catalog in effect at the time of the student's initial enrollment are those that should be met for completion of an undergraduate-degree program (Click here to view printed catalogs). Students who withdraw from Whitworth and return after an absence of more than one year must meet the graduation requirements in effect at the time of their return; students who return within one year may continue under the requirements in effect at their original enrollment.

In order to obtain a degree, students must meet Whitworth's Requirements for Graduation (Click here to view Whitworth's Requirements for Graduation).

Requirements for an English Major, B.A.

Track I: Literature

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1. American Cultural Studies (3 Credits) These courses include the following: an introduction to basic literary terms practice in close reading and analysis practice in writing literary analysis coverage of more than one genre a multicultural American component in the kinds of literature read, and/or in the issues focused on in the literature (e.g. issues of ethnicity, gender, or class in the American context)
EL 1251/25H EL 126 EL 128 EL 130 EL 131 EL 136 EL 1XX EL 1XX EL 124 EL 122	Reading Literature Women Writers Multicultural American Literature Latina/Caribbean Women Writers Native American Literature Asian American Literature Immigrant Experience Literature African American Women Writers African American Literature Gender and Faith in Film and Literature Note: or other 100 level literature courses designated by the department
2. Foundations (15 credits)
a. EL 205 or EL 206	American Literature: Eras and Modes American Literature after 1865 (3 credits)
b. EL 207 and EL 208	British Literature before 1800 British Literature after 1800 (6 credits)
c. Global Literatures (3 credits)
	EL 233 EL 251 EL 359 EL 363 EL 3XX EL 430 EL 454	Epic Modern Global Literature Contemporary Fiction of Eastern Europe Poetry of Witness Contemporary Arab and Israeli Poetry Holocaust Literature Russian Literature
d. EL 267 or EL 484	Critical Strategies Literary Criticism (3 credits)
3. Distributive Requirements (18 credits, 15 of which must be upper division) a. Beginnings through Renaissance (6 credits)
	EL 247 or EL 447 EL 338 EL 371W EL 374W EL 404 EL 405W	Shakespeare Shakespeare Seminar Arthurian Literature British Renaissance 17th Century/Milton Anglo Saxon Literature and Culture Chaucer/Medieval
b. 18th-19th Century (6 credits)
	EL 307W EL 308 EL 317 EL 321 EL 342 EL 372 EL 373 EL 375 EL 376 EL 378 EL 401 EL 465	Women in American Fiction 18th Century British Literature Whitman & Dickinson 19th Century American Novel British Women Writers American Renaissance Poe Victorian Literature British Romanticism Jane Austen Moby Dick English Novel
c. 20th-21st Century (6 credits)
	EL 216 EL 305W EL 310 EL 331W EL 349W EL 359 EL 360 20th EL 361 EL 368	Modern Drama Contemporary American Poetry Literature of the Northwest Southern Renaissance 20th Century American Literature Contemporary Fiction from Eastern Europe Century British Literature 20th Century British Poetry Postcolonial British Literature
4. One additional English writing course beyond EL 210 (3 credits) 5. EL 498W Senior Portfolio (1 credit) 6. Enrichment/English electives (6 credits)

Track II: Writing

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American Cultural Studies (See Literature Track for course options)			3
Two of the following:			6
	EL 205 or EL 206 EL 207 EL 208	American Literature: Eras and Modes American Literature after 1865 British Literature Before 1800 British Literature Since 1800
One of the following:			3
	EL 267 EL 484W	Introduction to Critical Strategies Literary Criticism
EL 245		Creative Writing	3
EL 304		Fiction Writing	3
EL 345		Poetry Writing	3
EL 346W		Essay Writing	3
One course in 20th-century literature.			3
One of the following:			3
	EL 344 EL 347W	Autobiographical Writing Creative Nonfiction Writing
Two of the following:			6
	EL 210 EL 344 EL 347W EL 382 EL 388 EL 420 EL 444 EL 453W	Writing II Autobiographical Writing Creative Nonfiction Writing Rhetorical Methods and Approaches Structure and Development of the English Language Writing Center: Theory & Practice Advanced Writing Workshop Introduction to Linguistics
An approved upper-division writing seminar in English An approved upper-division English special-topics course in writing/rhetoric An approved upper-division communications course in writing/rhetoric Teaching assistantship in EL 110 or other writing course An approved internship in journalism, publication, etc.
Upper-division literature electives (at least one course in American literature)			9
EL 498W		Senior Portfolio.	1

Track III: English/Language Arts	(45+)
Meets Washington state teaching endorsement requirements for English/language arts

American Cultural Studies (See Literature Track for Course List)			3
a. EL 205 or EL 206		American Literature: Eras and Modes American Literature after 1865	3
EL 207		British Literature before 1800	3
EL 208		British Literature since 1800	3
One of the following:			3
	EL 247 EL 447	Shakespeare Shakespeare Seminar
One upper-division literature course			3
One upper-division course in American or British literature.			3
EL 387		English Methods and Adolescent Literature	3
EL 388		Structure and Development of the English Language	3
One of the following:			3
	EL 210 EL 245 EL 304 EL 344 EL 345 EL 346W EL 347W EL 395/495 EL 420 EL 421	Writing II Creative Writing Fiction Writing Autobiographical Writing Poetry Writing Essay Writing Creative Nonfiction Writing Teaching Assistantship in EL 110 (by permission) Writing Center: Theory & Practice Writing Center: Theory & Practice
One of the following:			3
	EL 233 EL 251 EL 256/366 EL 359 EL 363 EL 430 EL 436 EL 454W	The Epic Modern Global Literature Grimm's Fairy Tales Contemporary Eastern European Fiction Poetry of Witness Holocaust Literature Francophone/African Literature and Film Russian Literature
JMC 125		Writing for Mass Media	3
TA 273		Acting	3
SP 210		Introduction to Public Speaking	3
Three semester credits selected from the following:			3
	JMC 245 JMC 247 JMC 445 SP 362 TA 1/2/3/445 TA 270 TA 275/375	Applied Journalism: Whitworthian Applied Journalism: Natsihi (yearbook) Editorial Practicum Argumentation and Debate Theatre Production credit Stage Makeup Technical Theatre
All endorsements subject to change; see School of Education for updated requirements. See the School of Education for certification requirements. *Other certification requirements: Anyone seeking to be certified in English must pass a writing-competency exam administered by the department during the student's junior year.

Requirements for an English Minor

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American Cultural Studies (See Literature Track for course list)	3
15 credits of approved English courses, including at least two upper-division literature courses (which may have prerequisites).	15

Requirements for English/Language Arts Minor	(29)
Meets Washington state endorsement requirements for English/language arts

American Cultural Studies (See Literature Track for course list)			3
EL 205 or EL 206		American Literature: Eras and Modes American Literature after 1865	3
One of the following:			3
	EL 207 EL 208	British Literature Before 1800 British Literature Since 1800
One of the following:			3
	EL 233 EL 251 EL 266/366 EL 359 EL 363 EL 430 EL 436 EL 454W	The Epic Modern Global Literature Grimm's Fairy Tales Contemporary Eastern European Fiction Poetry of Witness Holocaust Literature Francophone/African Literature and Film Russian Literature
EL 388		Structure and Development of the English Language	3
One writing course beyond Writing I			3
EL 387		English Methods and Adolescent Literature	3
SP 210		Introduction to Public Speaking	3
At least one semester credit selected from the following:			1-3
	JMC 125 JMC 245 JMC 247 JMC 445 SP 362	Writing for Mass Media Applied Journalism: Whitworthian Applied Journalism: Natsihi (yearbook) Editorial Practicum Argumentation and Debate
At least one semester credit selected from the following:			1-3
	TA 1/2/3/445 TA 270 TA 273 TA 275/375	Theatre Production credit Stage Makeup Acting I Technical Theatre
One of the following (depending on level):			3
	If secondary, one upper-division literature course (preferably Shakespeare) If elementary, one additional literature course All endorsements subject to change; see School of Education for updated requirements.
All endorsements subject to change; see School of Education for updated requirements.

Requirements for Medieval and Early Modern Studies Minor

(19-20)

Culture in Context Requirement: One of the following:			3
	EL 371W EL 404/HI 404 HI 425	British Renaissance Anglo Saxon Literature and Culture Holy War in Europe
Two of the following:			6
	EL 207 EL 371W EL 404/HI 404 EL 405W EL 238/338	British Literature Before 1800 British Renaissance Anglo Saxon Literature and Culture Chaucer and Medieval Literature Arthurian Literature
Two of the following:			6
	HI 120 HI 220 HI 315 HI 365 HI 425	The Crusades Ancient and Medieval Worlds Medieval Europe Medieval Russia Holy War in Europe
One more course from the lists above, or any course on medieval or early-modern studies offered in history, English and other departments...................................			3-4
Note: LAT 102 or higher may fulfill this requirement. Examples of courses that could fulfill this requirement if those departments approve:
	AR 264 AR 261 EL 247 EL 447 HI 374 MU 220 TH 313W TA 476W	History of Medieval Art History of Renaissance/Baroque Art Shakespeare Shakespeare Seminar Renaissance and Reformation Music History I History of Christianity I: Early and Medieval Christianity History of Theatre I
HI/EL 497		Senior Portfolio	1
Notes: No more than six lower-division credits may count toward this minor.