English Language Arts Concentration

Program: English Language Arts Concentration
Department of English and Linguistics
College of Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Building 145 ~ 260-481-6841

Program Requirements:

Majors in English must complete at least 15 credits at the 3000 level or above in courses administered by the Department of English and Linguistics. With the exception of ENGL 20301, no 10000 or 20000 level writing courses will count toward the major.
A grade of C- or higher for all courses required in the concentration and an overall GPA of 2.00 or higher.
A minor in professional writing to complement the concentration is required.
No more than 6 credits applied to the minor can apply to the major.

See Program Descriptions in this catalog for details.

To earn the B.A. in English with a concentration in Language Arts, students must fulfill the General Requirements and English core requirements outlined in the Program Description of the English B.A. in this catalog, and the following concentration requirements:

Program Requirements

English (B.A.) 4-Year Plan

Core Requirements: Credits 9

ENGL 20201 - Literary Interpretation Cr. 3.
ENGL 40001 - Issues In Teaching Writing Cr. 3.
ENGL 49102 - Literature For Young Adults Cr. 3.

Professional & Digital Studies Focused Courses: Credits 3

Choose one course from the following list:
ENGL 23101 - Professional Writing Cr. 3.
ENGL 23501 - Introduction To Web Authoring Cr. 3.
ENGL 32301 - Digital Writing Cr. 3.

Ethnic, Minority, or Non-Western Literature Focused Courses: Credits 3

Choose one course from the following list:
ENGL 46401 - Native American Literature Cr. 3.
ENGL 47901 - American Ethnic And Minority Literature Cr. 3.

Concentration Total Credits: 15

Student Responsibility

You are responsible for ensuring that you satisfy all graduation requirements specified for each selected program. Thus, it is essential that you develop a thorough understanding of the required courses, academic policies, and procedures governing your academic career. If you cannot complete all program requirements by your stated graduation date but fail to remove those from your plan of study, the Registrar’s Office in consultation with your academic advisor will remove unmet pursuits from your plan of study. Changing curricular records during the graduation term of application may affect state or federal financial aid awards. All requests for exceptions to specific requirements must be made in writing and may be granted only by written approval from the appropriate chair or dean.