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Bachelor of Arts in English
Admission Requirements
Complete the Admission Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
Graduation Requirements- Complete the General University Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
- Complete the General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
- Complete the following major requirements:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Courses | ||
| Complete 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
| Critical Thinking | ||
| Alaska Native Literatures | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing | ||
| How English Works | ||
| Introduction to English Studies | ||
| Complete this 3 credit course: | 3 | |
| Introduction to English Studies | ||
| English Studies Electives | ||
| Complete 18 credits from the following, of which at least 12 credits must be upper-division: | 18 | |
| Critical Thinking | ||
| Introduction to Literature | ||
| Global Literature and Culture | ||
| Literature of the United States I | ||
| Literature of the United States II | ||
| Alaska Native Literatures | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing | ||
| Texts of American Cultures and Regions | ||
| Writing and Rhetoric in Public Life | ||
| Advanced Technical Writing | ||
| Professional Writing | ||
| Creative Writing Workshop | ||
| Literature by Period | ||
| Literature by Genre | ||
| Research Writing | ||
| Major Authors | ||
| Topics in Native Literatures | ||
| Linguistics and English Language Teaching | ||
| History of English Language | ||
| Public Science Writing | ||
| Advanced Studies in Literature | ||
| Topics in English Studies | ||
| Topics in Literature | ||
| Language in Use | ||
| Internship in Professional Writing | ||
| English Honors Thesis | ||
| How Language Works | ||
| How English Works | ||
| Advanced Inquiry in English Studies | ||
| Complete the following courses: | 9 | |
| Literacy, Rhetoric and Social Practice | ||
| Critical Theory | ||
| Studies in Style and Stylistics | ||
| Advanced Writing | ||
| Complete 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Research Writing | ||
| English Honors Thesis | ||
| Integrative Capstone | ||
| Complete 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| History of English Language | ||
| Advanced Studies in Literature | ||
A minimum of 120 credits is required for the degree, of which 42 credits must be upper-division.
Honors in EnglishThe Department of English recognizes exceptional undergraduate students by awarding them departmental honors in English. To graduate with departmental honors, the student must be a declared English major, satisfy all requirements for a BA in English and fulfill the following:
- Meet the requirements for Graduation with Honors.
- Maintain a GPA of 3.50 in all courses in the English major.
- Complete 6 credits of the following 400-level topics courses with a minimum grade of A:
Course List Code Title Credits Major Authors Topics in Comparative Literature Topics in Native Literatures Topics in English Studies - Complete ENGL A499 with a pass grade on a P/F grading scale.
The honors thesis itself is shaped by these guidelines:
- A student wishing to take ENGL A499 should coordinate the process from the beginning with two faculty members (one considered primary, one secondary), one of whom must be a full-time tenure-track member of the Department of English.
- The secondary faculty member may be from another department with the approval of the primary faculty member. Both faculty members should be involved in the project from early in the process.
- The student is responsible for locating the two faculty members and securing their agreement to become involved in the project.
- The student should meet regularly (about once every couple of weeks) with the primary faculty member guiding the thesis to ensure that the project remains on track.
- The student may well benefit from concurrent enrollment in ENGL A414.
- The process should begin with a proposal of no more than 1,000 words (statement of purpose, preliminary controlling generalization and outline) along with an annotated bibliography of about 10 items. This proposal needs to be approved by both faculty members before the student may proceed to write the honors thesis itself.
- The anticipated length of the project is 7,500-10,000 words (exclusive of reference page[s]).
- The final paper needs to be submitted to the two faculty members by the end of the last week of instruction of the semester during which the student is enrolled in ENGL A499.
- The project should be undertaken in a student’s senior year.
- Successful completion of ENGL A499 (with success defined as a pass for the honors thesis) may be used to count for 3 credits toward the 7 credit requirement of the honors senior project.