English BA Checklist

ENGLISH BA Checklist

Education Track

Name______________________________ Date_________________

Area A – Essential Skills – 9 hours

_____ENGL 1101 Composition I One of the following:

_____ENGL 1102 Composition II _____MATH 1101 Intro Math Modeling

_____MATH 1111 College Algebra

_____MATH 1112 Trigonometry

_____MATH 1113 Pre-Calculus

_____MATH 1441 Calculus I

Area B – Institutional Options – 4 hours

_____HIST 1112 World History: Emergence of Modern Global Community

_____IDS 2210 Turning Points and Connections (1 hour) Prereq. HIST 1112

Area C – Humanities/Fine Arts – 6 hours

_____ENGL 2111 World Literature I

_____ENGL 2112 World Literature II

One of the following:

_____HUMN 2433 Classicism

_____HUMN 2434 Myth in Arts and Humanities

_____ART 1000 Art in Life

_____MUSC 1100 Music Appreciation

_____PHIL 1030 Introduction to Philosophy

_____COMM 1110 Public Speaking

_____RELS 2130 Introduction to Religion

_____THEA 1100 Theater Appreciation

Or Alternative (Both courses must be taken):

_____HUMN 2321 Humanities I

_____HUMN 2322 Humanities II

Area D – Science, Mathematics and Technology – 11 hours

_____Traditional Lab Science – BIOL 1130/1110, CHEM 1145, CHEM 1140, GEOL

1121/1120, PHYS 2211/1113, ASTR 1010/1211, ASTR 1020/1211 (4 hours)

_____Environmental Lab Science – BIOL 1230/1210, CHEM 1040, GEOL 1330/1310,

PHYS 1149 (4 hours)

_____Mathematics, Science, or Technology Elective – See Catalog for list.

Select one course from Section I, one course from Section II, and Section III may be satisfied by selecting a course in any of the three sections. Only two courses in the same discipline may be chosen in Area D.

Area E – Social Science – 12 hours

_____HIST 2110 The United States: A Comprehensive Survey

_____POLS 1101 American Government

_____ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics

One of the following:

_____ANTH 1102 Introduction to Anthropology

_____PSYC 1101 Introduction to Psychology

_____SOCI 1101 Introductory Sociology

_____GEOG 1130 World Regional Geography

Area F – Specific Requirements – 18 hours

_____6-12 hours Foreign Language

(student must complete courses in THE SAME foreign language through the 2002 level)

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_____3 hours additional World Literature

3-9 hours approved electives, contingent on the number of foreign language courses needed to complete requirements through the 2002 level:

_____FORL An Additional Foreign Language at the beginning or intermediate level

_____ART 1000 Art in Life

_____HIST 1111 World History I: Development of World Civilization

_____MUSC 1100 Music Appreciation

_____PHIL 1030 Introduction to Philosophy

_____JOUR 2331 Introduction to Journalism

_____COMM 1110 Public Speaking

_____PSYC 1101 Introduction to Psychology

Additional Coursework Outside the Core – 5 hours

_____GSU 1210 University Orientation I (1hour)

_____HLTH 1520 Healthful Living (2 hours)

_____1 Physical Activity Course (1 hour)

Major Courses – 30 hours

_____ENGL 2131 Introduction to Literary Studies (co-requisite for ENGL courses at the 3000-5000 level)

_____ENGL 3121 British Literature I

_____ENGL 3122 British Literature II

_____ENGL 3131 American Literature I

_____ENGL 3132 American Literature II

_____ Single Author course (Shakespeare is strongly recommended.)

_____ENGL 5534 Literature for Adolescents OR ENGL 5135 Teaching Literature for

Middle Grades and High School Students. (Both courses strongly recommended.)

ENGL Electives (3 or 4* courses at 3000-level or above; may include one COML-Comparative Literature-course)

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Minor – 15 hours Free Electives – (12-15 hours)

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* “For the B.A. degree, a maximum of 30 semester hours of upper division course work in the major may be allowed to count toward the minimum of 125 hours required for graduation.” --GSU Catalog. Since ENGL 2131 is required for the major but is not an upper-division course, a student may still take 10 upper division ENGL courses (30 hours) and use one of those courses (3 hours) as a free elective.

Below are courses needed to meet content requirements for admission to the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) or a non-degree certification program. READ 3330 must be taken as a Free Elective. The WRIT courses may be taken as Free Electives or as part of a Writing minor.

_____WRIT 3430 Linguistics and Grammar for Teachers or WRIT 3520 Revision, Grammar and Culture

_____WRIT 3131 The Teaching of Writing

_____READ 3330 Content Literacy

The GACE I and II examination and 2.5 cumulative GPA requirements must be met for certification program admission.

Program Admission Criteria:

Must have a “C” or above in the required courses in freshman and sophomore English before enrolling in upper-level English courses.
Majors must acquire from their advisors a copy of “Requirements for the Major in English”.

Other Program Requirements:

Must have earned a “C” or above in each of the required courses and in all major courses.
No course taken by correspondence or extension may be applied toward the English Major.

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