Program: English, B.A. - Radford University

English Major

All requirements for English majors are outlined below. Among the requirements is a minimum of 48 semester hours of upper-division English courses. All courses for the English major must be completed with a grade of “C-” or higher, and a student must have an overall grade point average of 2.0 or higher in the major.

Core Curriculum Requirements (43-45 credits)

In College Core B , all majors in programs in the College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences are required to pass a second course in Social and Behavioral Sciences; i.e., CHBS majors cannot fulfill College Core B requirements with a Health and Wellness course.

Required Major Courses (36 credits)

One of the following American period courses:

One of the following British period courses:

One of the following multicultural literature courses:

Concentrations

Students seeking one of the pre-professional concentrations will fulfill all the requirements for the English major core and use their elective hours to complete the concentration.

Creative Writing Concentration

Four courses chosen from:

ENGL 309 - Fiction Writing
ENGL 310 - Poetry Writing
ENGL 312 - Creative Nonfiction Writing
ENGL 409 - Advanced Fiction Writing (May be taken twice for credit.)
ENGL 410 - Advanced Poetry Writing (May be taken twice for credit.)

English Education Concentration

ENGL 402 - Teaching Writing: Theories and Practices
ENGL 423 - Teaching Reading in the English Classroom
ENGL 425 - The Study of Adolescent Literature
One additional 300- or 400-level course with ENGL prefix.
Students must also complete all courses for licensure including ENGL 428 in the field experience semester.

Professional Writing Concentration

Four courses taken as English electives:

Additional Upper Division English Courses (12 credits)

If a student does not chose a concentration, he/she must take:

Twelve additional semester hours from any 300- or 400-level English.

Electives

Students should consult with their academic advisor in selecting elective courses to complete the 120 semester hours required for graduation.

B.A. Requirements (6-8 credits)

The Bachelor of Arts degree requires completion of the B.A. language requirements described here .

Graduation Requirements

In order to count towards the major in English, all courses with an ENGL prefix must have earned a letter grade of “C-” or higher, and a student must have an overall grade point average of 2.0 or higher in the major.

Total Credits Needed for Degree 120

Teacher Licensure

English majors who wish to earn licensure to teach English must take ENGL 463 to fulfill the language study requirement and also complete the English Education concentration (see below) as part of the major. They also must take ENGL 428 concurrently with student teaching. This counts as part of the professional education core but not as part of the major. To be licensed, a student must also take one of the following: COMS 114 - Public Speaking; COMS 330 - Communication Theory; or COMS 240 - Teamwork and Communication. In addition, appropriate courses in education must be taken.(Contact an English Education advisor for information concerning these courses.)

Students accepted into the English Education program must be within 9 hours of completing coursework in the English major before beginning the field experience (blocking) semester. Students may take only one 3-hour course (beyond the 1-hour seminar) during the semester they are student teaching.