English, B.A. - English Education Subplan/Option: 180 units

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Offered by: College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences, English and Foreign Languages Department

Required Core Courses for Major
Required Subplan/Option Courses
Required Support Courses

Unrestricted Electives
General Education Requirements

Required Core Courses for Major: 16 units

Required Subplan/Option Courses: 76 units

A through K Categories:

All students are required to demonstrate coverage of the A through K categories listed below by taking at least one course from each category. ENG 207 , ENG 208 , ENG 441 , or ENG 446 for English Literature and ENG 211 or ENG 457 for American Literature can be used to satisfy coverage of more than one period, but each course only counts as four units toward the 16 units required for English Literature (Categories A-E) and the 12 units required American Literature (Categories F-H):

4 English Literature courses (Categories A-E) *
3 American Literature courses (Categories F-H) **
3 World Literature courses (Category I)
2 Literature/Language courses (Category J)
1 Linguistics course (Category K)

Students must also ensure that the entirety of their English Education program (Core and A-K categories) includes 74 units of upper-division (300/400) courses.

*One course in Categories A-E must be a survey course
**One course in Categories F-H must be a survey course

English Literature: 16 units

Take one course from each category. One of them should be ENG 207 , ENG 208 , ENG 441 or ENG 446 for a total of 16 units.

A. Medieval:

B. Renaissance:

ENG 207 - Survey of British Literature I (4)
ENG 403 - Shakespeare Before 1600 (4)
ENG 404 - Shakespeare (4) *
ENG 440 - English Renaissance (4)
*ENG 404 units apply to the core courses requirement and the coverage courses requirement for the Renaissance Period (Category B); students will still need to take 16 units aside from ENG 404 to cover Categories A-E.

C. Eighteenth-Century:

D. Nineteenth-Century:

E. Twentieth-Century:

American Literature: 12 units

Take one course from each category for a total of 12 units.

F. Origins to 1820:

G. Nineteenth-Century American Literature:

H. Twentieth-Century American Literature:

ENG 212 - Survey of American Literature II (4)
ENG 213 - Multicultural Literatures in the U.S. (4) **
ENG 424 - Race and Gender in Modern Literature (4)
ENG 425 - The Literature of Exile (4)
ENG 456 - Twentieth-Century American Literature (4)
ENG 458 - American Poetic Tradition II (4)
**ENG 213 units apply to the core courses requirement and the coverage courses requirement for Twentieth Century American Literature (Category H); students will need to take 12 units aside from ENG 213 to cover Categories F-H.

I. World Literature:

ENG 408 - Myth as Literature (4)

Choose one from the following:

J. Informational Texts and Language or Literature:

Choose one from the following:

K. Linguistics:

Required Support Courses: 24 units

The following major support courses should be used to satisfy the indicated GE requirements. If these courses are not used to satisfy GE, the total units to degree may be more than 180 units.

COM 100 - Public Speaking (4) (A1) or
COM 204 - Advocacy and Argument (4) (A1)
COM 413 - Public Opinion, Propaganda and the Mass Media (4) (D4)
ENG 130 - Freshman English II (4) (A3)
ENG 107 - Stretch Composition III (4) (A2) or
ENG 109 - Advanced Stretch Composition II (4) (A2) or
ENG 110 - First-Year Composition (4) (A2)
TH 203 - Introduction to the Theatre (4) (C1)
FL 2XX - Foreign Language (4) (C3) or
SPN 2XX - Foreign Language (4) (C3)

Unrestricted Electives: 0-20 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “Required Support”, “GE”, and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 88 units.

General Education Requirements: 68 units

Students should consult the Academic Programs website https://www.cpp.edu/~academic-programs/general-education-course-listings.shtml for current information regarding this requirement. Unless specific courses are stated under Support Courses, please refer to the list of approved courses under General Education Requirements, Areas A through E.

	Course	Term Taken	Grade
Area A. Communication and Critical Thinking (12 units)
1. Oral Communication
2. Written Communication
3. Critical Thinking
Area B. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (16 units)
1. Physical Science
2. Biological Science
3. Laboratory Activity
4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
5. Science and Technology Synthesis
Area C. Humanities (16 units)
1. Visual and Performing Arts
2. Philosophy and Civilization
3. Literature and Foreign Languages
4. Humanities Synthesis
Area D. Social Sciences (20 units)
1. U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals a. United States History b. Introduction to American Government
2. History, Economics, and Political Science
3. Sociology, Anthropology, Ethnic and Gender Studies
4. Social Science Synthesis
Area E. Lifelong Understanding and Self-development (4 units)

For an alternative and interdisciplinary way to complete some of their GE requirements, students may choose the Interdisciplinary General Education program, see below.

Interdisciplinary General Education: 32 units

An alternate pattern for partial fulfillment of GE Areas A, C, D, and E available for students is the Interdisciplinary General Education (IGE) program. Students should see an advisor for specific GE coursework required by their major. Students must be exempt from or score at least 147 on the EPT to qualify for IGE. Please refer to the University Catalog General Education Program section for additional information.

How IGE fulfills General Education Requirements:

Year	Completion of IGE Courses	Satisfies GE Requirements
Freshman	IGE 120 , IGE 121 , IGE 122	A2 as well as any 2 courses from C1-C3
Sophomore	IGE 220 , IGE 221 , IGE 222	D1 (8 units) and D3
Junior	IGE 223 , IGE 224	D2 and Area E

American Institutions: 8 units

Courses that satisfy this requirement may also satisfy GE Area D1.

American Cultural Perspectives Requirement: 4 units

Refer to the University Catalog General Education Program section for a list of courses that satisfy this requirement. Course may also satisfy major, minor, GE, or unrestricted elective requirements.

Graduation Writing Test

All persons who receive undergraduate degrees from Cal Poly Pomona must pass the Graduation Writing Test (GWT). The test must be taken by the quarter following completion of 120 units for undergraduates.