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Program checklist · English BA/MA 4+1 [ENG]

English BA/MA 4+1 [ENG]

State University of New York at Cortland · Cortland, NY

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Program
Award
English BA/MA 4+1 [ENG]
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
Catalog edition
2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The five-year program in English allows students in the English major to complete the requirements of two degrees in five years. With one additional year of coursework, students in the program graduate with a Master’s in English.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196149
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196149_4e9daabf
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements

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    Undergraduate Requirements

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      A. Required Courses: 24 credit hours

      8 items
      1. ENG 290
        Introduction to Literary Study (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ENG 302
        Research Methods in Literary Study (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ENG 325
        American Literature Before 1900 (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. ENG 326
        American Literature Since 1900 (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. ENG 355
        Major Figures in British Literature to 1780 (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. ENG 356
        Major Figures in British Literature 1780-Present (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. ENG 380
        Literary and Cultural Theory (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. English majors must pass ENG 290, ENG 302 and ENG 380 with a grade of C- or better.
        Not resolved to a course

      One course in literature before 1800 from the following

      8 items
      1. ENG 431
        Arthurian Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ENG 432
        Topics in Medieval Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ENG 433
        Shakespeare (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. The English Department strongly urges students to take ENG 433.
        Not resolved to a course
      5. ENG 438
        Seventeenth-Century Poetry and Prose (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. ENG 440
        Eighteenth-Century British Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. ENG 441
        The Age of Sensibility (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. ENG 442
        Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      For those who meet eligibility requirements

      3 items
      1. ENG 530
        Chaucer (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ENG 538
        Studies in Seventeenth-Century English Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ENG 539
        Milton (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      B. Other English Courses

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        Graduate Requirements

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          C. Required Courses: 4 credit hours

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            D. Electives: 27 credit hours

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            1. Theory - emphasis on theoretical approaches to literature and/or rhetoric
              Not resolved to a course
            2. Diversity - emphasis on literary or rhetorical traditions of marginalized groups
              Not resolved to a course
            3. PRE 1800
              emphasis on instruction in literary or rhetorical topics prior to 1800
              Not resolved to a course
            4. Writing - emphasis on instruction in writing and/or rhetoric (i.e. not literature)
              Not resolved to a course

            E. Culminating Thesis

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              Example of the ENG BA/MA

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                First Year Fall

                3 items
                1. COR 101
                  The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. CPN 100
                  As published: “Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.)”
                3. GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) World Language (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.)
                  Not resolved to a course

                First Year Spring

                4 items
                1. ENG 252
                  Introduction to Modern American Multicultural Literature (3 cr. hr.)
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. ENG 290
                  Introduction to Literary Study (3 cr. hr.)
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. CPN 101
                  Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.)
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. GE course (3 cr. hr.) World language (3 cr. hr.)
                  Not resolved to a course

                Second Year Fall

                3 items
                1. ENG 325
                  American Literature Before 1900 (3 cr. hr.)
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. ENG 355
                  Major Figures in British Literature to 1780 (3 cr. hr.)
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. World language (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.)
                  Not resolved to a course

                Second Year Spring

                4 items
                1. ENG 302
                  Research Methods in Literary Study (3 cr. hr.)
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. ENG 326
                  American Literature Since 1900 (3 cr. hr.)
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. ENG 380
                  Literary and Cultural Theory (3 cr. hr.)
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. World language (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.)
                  Not resolved to a course

                Third Year Fall

                3 items
                1. ENG 356
                  Major Figures in British Literature 1780-Present (3 cr. hr.)
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. ENG 433
                  Shakespeare (3 cr. hr.)
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. GE 8 course (recommend PWR 212/213) (3 cr. hr.) Minor/elective (3 cr. hr.) Minor/elective (3 cr. hr.)
                  Not resolved to a course

                Third Year Spring

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                  Fourth Year Fall

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                    Fourth Year Spring

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                      Fifth Year Fall

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                        Fifth Year Spring

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                          Source. State University of New York at Cortland, catalog 2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.cortland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=51&poid=9057&returnto=7255. Captured page pages/0183.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.