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English

Information about requirements in the English major and the English-Theatre Arts interdisciplinary major can be found at the English home page and in the Catalog under Disciplinary Majors and Minors and Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors. The College also offers minors in literature, creative writing, and journalism. Students interested in the journalism minor or internship opportunities in journalism and publishing should contact Dr. Jane Archer, jarcher@bsc.edu.

Information about writing placement can be found at the writing placement page.

Information for Non-Majors

Recommended courses and advice for non-majors. The English faculty recommends that non-majors enroll in 200 level literature courses. Also appropriate for non-majors are the writing courses EH 204 Writing for the Print Media, EH 205 Introduction to Creative Writing, and EH 307 Introduction to Playwriting. EH 250 and EH 260 are intensive courses for students interested in pursuing a literature major or minor.

Explorations curriculum requirement in Effective Communication. All students must successfully complete EH 102 Introduction to Writing or EH 208 Intermediate Writing. Students should satisfy this requirement during their first year.

A student with a score of five on the English grammar Advanced Placement (AP) examination or with an International Baccalaureate (IB) score of six or seven receives credit for EH 102 and is automatically placed in EH 208. All other students are placed by the English faculty according to application essays and ACT or SAT test scores.

Information for Majors

Advice for majors. Students who major in English should enroll in EH 250 Survey of British Literature and EH 260 Survey of English Literature as early as possible, as these courses prepare students for advanced literary study.

Explorations curriculum requirement in Connectivity. All students must complete a scholarly senior seminar, Exploration term, or independent study as deemed appropriate by disciplinary faculty in the major. English satisfies this requirement through one unit of EH 470, 471, or 472 Senior Seminar.

All majors at the College require a senior conference. Students enrolled in the English senior seminar will present their scholarship and work in the English senior conference, held during finals week.