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
- English (7-12)
- CIP
- 16.0104
- Total credits (published)
- 37-38
- Catalog edition
- 2025-2026 Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- SOC
- 25-1123
- Description
- 2025-2026 Catalog Search Catalog Graduate Undergraduate About New Paltz Accreditation & Memberships Professional Licensure Disclosures Degree Requirements General Education Program Academic Programs: Majors & Minors College of Liberal Arts & Sciences School of Business School of Education Adolescence Education Adolescence Education: Education Courses Biology (7-12) Chemistry (7-12) Earth Science (7-12) English (7-12) Mathematics (7-12) Physics (7-12) Social Studies (7-12) Additional Requirements Early Childhood & Childhood Education Early Childhood Studies (non-certification) Educational Studies Special Education School of Fine & Performing Arts School of Science & Engineering General Studies Honors Program Academic Policies Course Descriptions Archives Print Options 37-38 credits At least one-half of your courses for the English major must be completed at New Paltz. Credits for Composition courses ( ENG160 Composition I , ENG170 Writing and Rhetoric , ENG206 Advanced Writing and Rhetoric , ENG207 Intermediate Composition ) are not included in the major requirement. Courses taken S*/U* or graded below C- cannot be counted toward the major. Students transferring 3-credit English courses considered equivalent to 4-credit ENG courses at New Paltz may need to take additional English electives to make up missing credits. All Adolescence Education: English majors must complete at least 37 credits. Plan of Study Grid Code Title Credits
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 196176
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_196176_f538ac72
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Foundational Courses (16 Credits)
4 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- or: ENG353 Multiethnic and Diasporic Literature4
English Language (3 Credits)
Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following: · 4 items
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Shakespeare (4 Credits)
1 item
- or: ENG407 Shakespeare II: Selected Works4
Theory and Practice of Reading and Writing (3 Credits)
Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following: · 4 items
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Literacy Criticism (4 Credits)
1 item
- or: ENG423 Contemporary Literary Theory4
Literature for Young Adults (4 Credits)
1 item
- or: ENG465 Young Adult Literature4
Upper-Division Course in English (3-4 Credits)
1 item
- Select one course 1Not resolved to a course3-4
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