B. A. in English
Overview
To be eligible for acceptance into the degree program, the student must have successfully completed RH104, EN211 and EN212, and have earned an average grade of “B-” or better in all of them. Transfer students seeking to major in English may not need to complete EN211, and EN212. Please contact the Department Chair for questions concerning transfer credit in Literature courses.
Honors College students may have different requirements for the major. Please contact the Department Chair for details. NOTE: Students must meet the following conditions: 1) The last eighteen (18) credits taken to fulfill the requirements of the English major must be taken at Belmont Abbey College; students transferring from accredited institutions may transfer a maximum of nine (9) credits at the 300 and 400 levels.
It is the student’s responsibility to see that all degree requirements for graduation are fulfilled.
Curriculum Requirements
The Core Curriculum (50-53 hours)
Please reference the Core Curriculum Requirements
In addition to the other Core Curriculum requirements, the following are specific core requirements:
| EN211 | Literary Classics of the Western Trad I | 3 |
| EN212 | Literary Classics of the West Trad II | 3 |
Major Program Requirements (300 Level or above) (31 hours)
| 7 English Courses 300 level or above | |
| EN303 | American Literary Tradition | 3 |
| EN305 | Introduction to Literary Studies | 3 |
| EN430W | Rhetoric, Reasearch, and Writing | 3 |
| EN431 | Senior Thesis Tutorial | 1 |
*N.B.: EN430W should only be taken in the fall semester of the senior year.
Other Courses (37-40 hours)
Humanities Division Requirement (9 hours)
| One (1) upper-level History course | |
| One (1) upper-level Theology course | |
| One (1) upper-level Philosophy course | |
General Elective Hours (22-25 hours)