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Program checklist · BA

English, BA

Suffolk University · Boston, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
38.0104
Credits (computed from items)
16
Catalog edition
2025-2026
Checklist type
degree-program
SOC
25-1126
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
168005
CourseShelf checklist
CK_168005_fd17172b
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Undergraduate Degree Requirements

46 items
  1. Foundation Studies
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Art History
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Arts Administration
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Asian Studies
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Black Studies
    Not resolved to a course
  6. CAS Honors Community Scholars
    Not resolved to a course
  7. CAS Self-Designed Major
    Not resolved to a course
  8. Computer Science
    Not resolved to a course
  9. Criminal Justice
    Not resolved to a course
  10. English, BA
    Not resolved to a course
  11. Creative Writing Minor
    Not resolved to a course
  12. English Minor
    Not resolved to a course
  13. Public and Professional Writing Minor
    Not resolved to a course
  14. Honor Society
    Not resolved to a course
  15. Environmental Science
    Not resolved to a course
  16. Environmental Studies
    Not resolved to a course
  17. Forensic Science
    Not resolved to a course
  18. Global and Cultural Communication
    Not resolved to a course
  19. Global Cultural Studies
    Not resolved to a course
  20. Graphic Design
    Not resolved to a course
  21. History and Literature Honors
    Not resolved to a course
  22. Interior Design
    Not resolved to a course
  23. International Relations
    Not resolved to a course
  24. Media and Film
    Not resolved to a course
  25. Paralegal Studies
    Not resolved to a course
  26. Political Science
    Not resolved to a course
  27. Politics, Philosophy and Economics
    Not resolved to a course
  28. Public Relations
    Not resolved to a course
  29. Radiation Science and Therapy
    Not resolved to a course
  30. Religious Studies
    Not resolved to a course
  31. Restorative Justice Practices
    Not resolved to a course
  32. Social Media
    Not resolved to a course
  33. Studio Art
    Not resolved to a course
  34. Women's and Gender Studies
    Not resolved to a course
  35. Youth and Community Studies
    Not resolved to a course
  36. College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Programs
    Not resolved to a course
  37. Sawyer Business School Undergraduate Programs
    Not resolved to a course
  38. Sawyer Business School Graduate Programs
    Not resolved to a course
  39. Dual Degree Graduate Programs
    Not resolved to a course
  40. INTO Suffolk Programs
    Not resolved to a course
  41. Catalog Links
    Not resolved to a course
  42. Catalog Home
    Not resolved to a course
  43. Site Map
    Not resolved to a course
  44. All Catalogs
    Not resolved to a course
  45. 2025-2026 Catalog / College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Programs / English / English, BA
    Not resolved to a course
  46. English, BA
    Not resolved to a course

Degree Requirements

2 items
  1. Learning Goals and Objectives
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Honors in the Major
    Not resolved to a course

Degree Requirements - 126 credits

1 item
  1. Students can earn a Bachelor of Arts degree with this major
    Not resolved to a course

Core Requirements (5 courses, 17 credits)

11 items
  1. Introduction to Textual Interpretation
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Complete the following:
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Introduction to Textual Interpretation
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Senior Capstone Seminar
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Complete the following:
    Not resolved to a course
  6. Senior Capstone Seminar
    Not resolved to a course
  7. Career Readiness
    Not resolved to a course
  8. Choose one of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
  9. College to Career: Explore Your Options and Find Your Path
    Not resolved to a course
  10. Honors College to Career: Explore Your Options and Find Your Path
    Not resolved to a course
  11. Careers in English
    Not resolved to a course

Literature I Requirement

3 items
  1. Choose one of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
  2. English Literature I
    Not resolved to a course
  3. American Literature I
    Not resolved to a course

Literature II Requirement

3 items
  1. Choose one of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
  2. English Literature II
    Not resolved to a course
  3. American Literature II
    Not resolved to a course

Electives (3 courses, 12 credits)

3 items
  1. Choose one additional 4-credit ENG course at the 100-level or higher
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Choose one additional 4-credit ENG course at the 300-level or higher
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Choose one additional 4-credit ENG course at the 300-level or higher
    Not resolved to a course

Concentration Requirement (3 courses, 12 credits)

5 items
  1. Choose one of the following areas of concentration:
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Creative Writing
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Public and Professional Writing
    Not resolved to a course
  4. About the English Major
    Not resolved to a course
  5. View the Program Page
    Not resolved to a course

Core Requirement (1 course, 4 credits)

1 item
  1. Introduction to Creative Writing
    Not resolved to a course

Creative Writing Workshop Requirement (2 courses, 8 credits)

4 items
  1. Choose two of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Fiction Writing Workshop
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Creative Non-Fiction Workshop
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Poetry Writing Workshop
    Not resolved to a course

Literature Survey Requirement (1 course, 4 credits)

5 items
  1. Choose one of the following in addition to the surveys taken for the core requirements:
    Not resolved to a course
  2. English Literature I
    Not resolved to a course
  3. English Literature II
    Not resolved to a course
  4. American Literature I
    Not resolved to a course
  5. American Literature II
    Not resolved to a course

Literature Before 1900 Requirement (1 course, 4 credits)

5 items
  1. Choose one of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
  2. English Romantic Literature
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Jane Austen
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Whitman and Dickinson
    Not resolved to a course
  5. History of the Book
    Not resolved to a course

Diverse Literature Requirement (1 course, 4 credits)

18 items
  1. Choose one of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Readings in Decadent Literature
    Not resolved to a course
  3. 20th Century Female Gothic
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Honors 20th Century Female Gothic
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Jane Austen
    Not resolved to a course
  6. African-American Nonfiction
    Not resolved to a course
  7. African-American Literature
    Not resolved to a course
  8. Women Writing the American West
    Not resolved to a course
  9. Writing Women
    Not resolved to a course
  10. Readings in Post-Colonial Literature
    Not resolved to a course
  11. Irish Literature
    Not resolved to a course
  12. Literary Bloomsbury: Woolf and Forster
    Not resolved to a course
  13. Public and Professional Writing Concentration: 3 courses, 12 credits
    Not resolved to a course
    12
  14. Style, Editing, and Grammar Requirement (1 course, 4 credits)
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  15. Choose one of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
  16. English Grammar and Usage
    Not resolved to a course
  17. Writing Process and Revision
    Not resolved to a course
  18. Varieties of Workplace Writing
    Not resolved to a course

Rhetoric and Composition Requirements (2 courses, 8 credits)

34 items
  1. Choose two of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Tactical Rhetoric: Advocacy & Activism, Propaganda & Power
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Technical Writing
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Environmental Writing: Memoir, Science, and Activism
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Literary Publishing
    Not resolved to a course
  6. Writing for Digital Media
    Not resolved to a course
  7. Rhetoric and Memoir
    Not resolved to a course
  8. About the English Major
    Not resolved to a course
  9. View the Program Page
    Not resolved to a course
  10. English Major Learning Goals and Objectives
    Not resolved to a course
  11. Learning Goals
    Not resolved to a course
  12. Learning Objectives
    Not resolved to a course
  13. Demonstrate effective writing
    Not resolved to a course
  14. - Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research
    Not resolved to a course
  15. - Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach
    Not resolved to a course
  16. Develop and display critical thinking
    Not resolved to a course
  17. - Understand, effectively analyze, and evaluate literary, critical, and theoretical source materials
    Not resolved to a course
  18. - Use proper citation and research methods, including following MLA formatting
    Not resolved to a course
  19. Cultivate cultural literacy
    Not resolved to a course
  20. About the English Major
    Not resolved to a course
  21. View the Program Page
    Not resolved to a course
  22. Honors in the Major
    Not resolved to a course
  23. To become a candidate for honors in the major, a student must:
    Not resolved to a course
  24. Have an overall GPA of 3.3
    Not resolved to a course
  25. Have a major GPA of 3.7
    Not resolved to a course
  26. R eceive an invitation to apply from the department/major
    Not resolved to a course
  27. Submission of application by May 1
    Not resolved to a course
  28. To complete requirements for honors in the major, a candidate must:
    Not resolved to a course
  29. Graduate with an overall GPA of 3.3
    Not resolved to a course
  30. G raduate with a major GPA of 3.7
    Not resolved to a course
  31. C omplete ENG H555 Senior Honors Thesis with grade of A or A-
    Not resolved to a course
  32. Complete Honors Real-World Problems Interdisciplinary Course in your junior year
    Not resolved to a course
  33. Present your thesis at the CAS Honors Symposium at the end of your senior year
    Not resolved to a course
  34. Present your thesis to English Department at the end of your senior year
    Not resolved to a course
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