..::USC Aiken Department of English::..

Bachelor in Arts--Major in English

1.		General Education Requirements..........................................................................................				50-52
	A.		Skills and Competencies....................................................................................................			21-23
				English 101 and 102*..............................................................................................		6
					Composition/Composition and Literature
				Math/Statistics/Logic................................................................................................		6
				Applied Speech Communication**...................................................................		3
				Foreign Language***..........................................................................................		6 - 8
	B.		Methods and History of Disciplines****.........................................................................			29
				Natural Sciences..................................................................................................		8
					Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Astronomy (2 labs)	6
				Social and Behavioral Sciences (two areas)..................................................		6
					Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Geography
				Humanities (at least two areas).........................................................................		9
					Philosophy (not logic), History, Literature, Fine Arts History, Humanities (AHUM acronym), Religion, Selected Language courses, Communications (last two digits in 50s or 60s), Honors (AHON acronym)
				History of Civilization (AHST 101 or AHST 102).............................................		3
				American Political Institutions.............................................................................		3
					(APLS 201, AHST 201, or AHST 202)
2.		Introduction to Literary Criticism (AEGL 275)................................................................				3
3.		Survey Requirements...........................................................................................................				12
			AEGL 284, 285, 288, and 289 English majors may use six of these nine hours toward satisfying the Humanities component of the General Education Requirements. All English majors are also strongly advised to complete their survey requirements before enrolling in upper-level classes.
4.		Major Requirements (300 level or above)........................................................................				24
			One course from each of the following areas:
				Area I:	British Literature (AEGL 401, 408, 409, 411, 412, 416, 417, 419, 423, 424)
				Area II:	American Literature (AEGL 425, 426, 427, 428, 430, 431, 449)
				Area III:	Major Author Studies (AEGL 494)
				Area IV:	Linguistics (AEGL 301, 450, 453, 459)
				Area V:	World Literature and Areas of Interest (AEGL 385, 389, 390, 391, 393, 394, 415, 434, 435, 474, 483, 491)
				Area VI:	Writing (AEGL 360, 362, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 466, 467, 468, 469)
				Area VII:	Shakespeare (AEGL 407)
				Area VIII:	Senior Thesis or Seminar (AEGL 496 or 499)*****
5.		Electives in English...............................................................................................................				9
			Any three courses from areas I-VI, above
6.		Required Cognate or Minor.................................................................................................				12-18
			Cognate..............................................................................................................................			12
			Minor...................................................................................................................................			18
7.		Electives..................................................................................................................................				2 - 16
Total hours required*............................................................................................................................						120

* Students must complete English 101 with a grade of C or better in order to fulfil general education requirements. Students must also complete AEGL 102 with a grade of C or better in order to fulfill gerneral education requirements and before taking other English courses. The following are considered Applied Speech Communication courses: ACOM 201, ACOM 241, and ACOM 342. Some majors may require a specific course so students should consult requirements for their major. * Two (2) semesters of the same language. ** At least 3 hours must be in non-Western world studies, unless an approved non-Western world studies course has been completed elsewhere in the student's degree program. *** The proficiency portfolio in writing is a general education requirement that must be satisfied before any student attempts the senior thesis or senior seminar requirements.