Credit hours required: 24. The number listed in parentheses after each course is the number of credit hours.  

All of the following (12 credit hours):

• ENGL 3080 Critical Approaches to Literature (3) (early in major)
• ENGL 3310 Young Adult Literature (3)
• ENGL 3400 The Teaching of Literature (3)
• ENGL 3410 The Teaching of Writing (3)

Writing—one of the following (3 credit hours):

• ENGL 3100 Professional & Technical Writing (3)
• ENGL 3210 Advanced College Writing (3)
• ENGL 3250 Advanced Fiction Writing (3)
• ENGL 3270 Magazine Article Writing (3)
• ENGL 3280 Biographical Writing (3)

Language—the following course (3 credit hours)

• ENGL 3020 Introduction to the Study of Language for Teachers (3)

American Literature—one of the following (3 credit hours)

• ENGL 4520 American Literature: Early and Romantic (3)
• ENGL 4530 American Literature: Realism and Naturalism (3)
• ENGL 4540 American Literature: Modern (3)
• ENGL 4550 American Literature: Contemporary (3)

British Literature—one of the following (3 credit hours)

• ENGL 4610 British Literature: Medieval (3)
• ENGL 4620 British Literature: Renaissance (3)
• ENGL 4630 British Literature: Neoclassical & Romantic (3) 
• ENGL 4640 British Literature: Victorian (3)
• ENGL 4650 British Literature: Modern (3)
• ENGL 4660 British Literature: Contemporary (3)