RN to BSN Program
Program Information - BA English with Writing Concentration
BA - English with Writing Concentration
Curriculum Requirements:
| I. | General Education [48 semester hours] | |
| II. | Major Requirements * [39 semester hours] | |
| A. Literature Survey Courses [12 semester hours] | ||
| Choose four from: | ||
| ENGL 201 American Literature Survey I (1620-1914) (3) | ||
| ENGL 202 American Literature Survey II (1914-Present) (3) | ||
| ENGL 241 English Literature from Chaucer to Milton (3) | ||
| ENGL 242 English Literature from Swift to the Moderns (3) | ||
| ENGL 260 Literature of the Ancient & Classical Worlds (3) | ||
| ENGL 261 Medieval & Renaissance Literature (3) | ||
| B. Writing Core (6 semester hours) | ||
| ENGL 301 Creative Writing (3) | ||
| ENGL 385 Advanced Composition (3) | ||
| C. Intermediate Writing Courses [12 semester hours] | ||
| Choose four from: | ||
| ENGL 270 Business English (3) | ||
| ENGL 322 Screenwriting (3) | ||
| ENGL 402 Fiction Workshop (3) | ||
| ENGL 403 Poetry Workshop (3) | ||
| ENGL 404 Technical Writing (3) | ||
| ENGL 440 Essay Workshop (3) | ||
| THEA 351 Playwriting (3) | ||
| D. Advanced Writing Courses [6 semester hours] | ||
| Choose two from: | ||
| ENGL 410 Advanced Technical Writing (3) | ||
| ENGL 441 Advanced Fiction Writing (3) | ||
| ENGL 442 Advanced Poetry Writing (3) | ||
| ENGL 443 Advanced Creative Nonfiction (3) | ||
| ENGL 444 Advanced Screenwriting (3) | ||
| E. Capstone Course [3 semester hours] | ||
| ENGL 498 Thesis Seminar in Writing (3) | ||
| * In addition to the above requirements for English-Writing majors, the department STRONGLY RECOMMENDS the successful completion of at least two additional writing or journalism courses, and at least two literature courses at the 300 or 400 level. | ||
| III. | Free Electives [33 semester hours] | |
| TOTAL: 120 semester hours |
Note: A minimum of 40% (48 semester hours) of the entire program must be upper level courses (200 and above).
To graduate with a BA in English, students must earn at least a C+ curriculum average in Major courses, a grade of C or better in each prerequisite course, and a B or better in the pertinent Thesis Seminar.
CHAIRPERSON:
Thomas Lipinski
Centennial Hall 230
295 Meadville Street
Edinboro, PA 16444
Phone: 814-732-1555
Email: tlipinski@edinboro.edu
ASSISTANT CHAIRPERSON:
Jeffery Bartone, Ph.D.
Centennial Hall 232
295 Meadville Street
Edinboro, PA 16444
Phone: 814-732-2230
Email: jbartone@edinboro.edu
Department Office:
Centennial Hall 222
295 Meadville Street
Edinboro, PA 16444
Phone: 814-732-2736
Fax: 814-732-2189
