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Program checklist · English Major

English Major

Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY

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Program
Award
English Major
Catalog edition
Catalogue 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
197133
CourseShelf checklist
CK_197133_54a05ca3
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Required Units

0 items

    Distributional Content Area Units Required

    4 items
    1. One unit of literature written before 1800 at the 200- or 300-level
      Not resolved to a course
    2. One unit of literature written before 1900 at the 200- or 300-level
      Not resolved to a course
    3. Alternatively, students may take two units of coursework in literature written before 1800 to satisfy the historical requirement
      Not resolved to a course
    4. One unit that focuses on race, gender, ethnicity, disability or sexuality at the 200- or 300-level
      Not resolved to a course

    Electives

    2 items
    1. Three graded units at the 300 level with at least one seminar taken during senior year
      Not resolved to a course
    2. A total of 10 graded units, inclusive of required classes
      Not resolved to a course

    Intensives

    0 items

      Pathways

      0 items

        Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity

        0 items

          At least three of the following

          12 items
          1. ENGL 217
            Literary Theory and Interpretation
            As published: “Literary Theory and Interpretation *”
            1
          2. ENGL 225
            1
          3. ENGL 226
            1
          4. ENGL 227
            1
          5. ENGL 228
            1
          6. ENGL 229
            1
          7. ENGL 230
            1
          8. ENGL 231
            1
          9. ENGL 251
            1
          10. ENGL 253
            Topics in American Literature
            As published: “Topics in American Literature *”
            1
          11. ENGL 262
            1
          12. ENGL 265
            Selected Author
            As published: “Selected Author *”
            1

          At least two of the following

          11 items
          1. ENGL 319
            1
          2. ENGL 325
            1
          3. ENGL 328
            1
          4. ENGL 329
            1
          5. ENGL 340
            Studies in Medieval Literature
            As published: “Studies in Medieval Literature *”
            1
          6. ENGL 350
            1
          7. ENGL 355
            Contemporary Native American Poetry
            As published: “Contemporary Native American Poetry *”
            1
          8. ENGL 365
            Selected Author
            As published: “Selected Author *”
            1
          9. ENGL 370
            1
          10. ENGL 380
            English Seminar
            As published: “English Seminar *”
            1
          11. * Courses that may be counted when the topic is appropriate
            Not resolved to a course

          Intensives

          2 items
          1. ENGL 274
            0.5
          2. ENGL 276
            1

          Gender, Sexuality, and the Body

          0 items

            At least one of the following

            3 items
            1. ENGL 217
              Literary Theory and Interpretation
              As published: “Literary Theory and Interpretation *”
              1
            2. ENGL 218
              1
            3. ENGL 219
              1

            At least one of the following

            5 items
            1. ENGL 222
              Early British Literature
              As published: “Early British Literature *”
              1
            2. ENGL 240
              Shakespeare
              As published: “Shakespeare *”
              1
            3. ENGL 247
              Eighteenth-Century British Novels
              As published: “Eighteenth-Century British Novels *”
              1
            4. ENGL 341
              Studies in the Renaissance
              As published: “Studies in the Renaissance *”
              1
            5. ENGL 350
              Studies in Eighteenth-century British Literature
              As published: “Studies in Eighteenth-century British Literature *”
              1

            At least one of the following

            6 items
            1. ENGL 226
              1
            2. ENGL 231
              1
            3. ENGL 248
              The Age of Romanticism
              As published: “The Age of Romanticism *”
              1
            4. ENGL 329
              1
            5. ENGL 351
              1
            6. ENGL 352
              1

            At least one of the following

            11 items
            1. ENGL 227
              1
            2. ENGL 229
              Asian-American Literature, 1946-present
              As published: “Asian-American Literature, 1946-present *”
              1
            3. ENGL 230
              1
            4. ENGL 251
              Topics in Black Literatures
              As published: “Topics in Black Literatures *”
              1
            5. ENGL 257
              The Novel in English after 1945
              As published: “The Novel in English after 1945 *”
              1
            6. ENGL 265
              Selected Author
              As published: “Selected Author *”
              1
            7. ENGL 330
              1
            8. ENGL 355
              1
            9. ENGL 357
              1
            10. ENGL 365
              Selected Author
              As published: “Selected Author *”
              1
            11. * Courses that may be counted when the topic is appropriate
              Not resolved to a course

            Intensives

            1 item
            1. ENGL 274
              0.5

            Literary Geographies

            0 items

              At least three of the following

              15 items
              1. ENGL 213
                1
              2. ENGL 225
                1
              3. ENGL 226
                1
              4. ENGL 227
                1
              5. ENGL 229
                1
              6. ENGL 230
                1
              7. ENGL 231
                1
              8. ENGL 237
                1
              9. ENGL 247
                1
              10. ENGL 248
                1
              11. ENGL 253
                Topics in American Literature
                As published: “Topics in American Literature *”
                1
              12. ENGL 256
                1
              13. ENGL 257
                1
              14. ENGL 262
                1
              15. ENGL 277
                1

              At least two of the following

              13 items
              1. ENGL 319
                1
              2. ENGL 320
                1
              3. ENGL 325
                1
              4. ENGL 328
                1
              5. ENGL 330
                1
              6. ENGL 340
                1
              7. ENGL 341
                Studies in the Renaissance
                As published: “Studies in the Renaissance *”
                1
              8. ENGL 352
                Studies in Romanticism
                As published: “Studies in Romanticism *”
                1
              9. ENGL 355
                Contemporary Native American Poetry
                As published: “Contemporary Native American Poetry *”
                1
              10. ENGL 357
                1
              11. ENGL 370
                1
              12. ENGL 380
                English Seminar
                As published: “English Seminar *”
                1
              13. * Courses that may be counted when the topic is appropriate
                Not resolved to a course

              Intensives

              1 item
              1. ENGL 270
                0.5

              British and American Literary History

              0 items

                At least one of the following

                18 items
                1. ENGL 213
                  1
                2. ENGL 215
                  1
                3. ENGL 216
                  1
                4. ENGL 222
                  1
                5. ENGL 235
                  1
                6. ENGL 236
                  1
                7. ENGL 237
                  1
                8. ENGL 240
                  1
                9. ENGL 241
                  1
                10. ENGL 245
                  1
                11. ENGL 247
                  1
                12. ENGL 248
                  1
                13. ENGL 249
                  1
                14. ENGL 255
                  1
                15. ENGL 256
                  1
                16. ENGL 257
                  1
                17. ENGL 262
                  1
                18. ENGL 265
                  Selected Author
                  As published: “Selected Author *”
                  1

                At least one of the following

                9 items
                1. ENGL 225
                  1
                2. ENGL 226
                  1
                3. ENGL 227
                  1
                4. ENGL 228
                  1
                5. ENGL 229
                  1
                6. ENGL 230
                  1
                7. ENGL 231
                  1
                8. ENGL 251
                  1
                9. ENGL 253
                  1

                At least one of the following

                13 items
                1. ENGL 315
                  1
                2. ENGL 340
                  1
                3. ENGL 341
                  1
                4. ENGL 342
                  1
                5. ENGL 345
                  1
                6. ENGL 350
                  1
                7. ENGL 351
                  1
                8. ENGL 352
                  1
                9. ENGL 355
                  1
                10. ENGL 357
                  1
                11. ENGL 365
                  Selected Author
                  As published: “Selected Author *”
                  1
                12. ENGL 370
                  1
                13. ENGL 380
                  English Seminar
                  As published: “English Seminar *”
                  1

                At least one of the following

                8 items
                1. ENGL 319
                  1
                2. ENGL 325
                  1
                3. ENGL 328
                  1
                4. ENGL 329
                  1
                5. ENGL 330
                  1
                6. ENGL 365
                  1
                7. ENGL 380
                  1
                8. * Courses that may be counted when the topic is appropriate
                  Not resolved to a course

                Intensives

                3 items
                1. ENGL 270
                  0.5
                2. ENGL 271
                  0.5
                3. ENGL 274
                  0.5

                Creative Writing and Literary Forms

                0 items

                  At least three literary courses: 1 before 1800, 1 before 1900, and a REGS unit.

                  0 items

                    You may wish to draw from this list

                    20 items
                    1. ENGL 215
                      1
                    2. ENGL 216
                      1
                    3. ENGL 222
                      1
                    4. ENGL 235
                      1
                    5. ENGL 236
                      1
                    6. ENGL 237
                      1
                    7. ENGL 240
                      1
                    8. ENGL 241
                      1
                    9. ENGL 247
                      1
                    10. ENGL 248
                      1
                    11. ENGL 249
                      Victorian Literature
                      As published: “Victorian Literature *”
                      1
                    12. ENGL 255
                      1
                    13. ENGL 257
                      1
                    14. ENGL 320
                      Studies in Literary Traditions
                      As published: “Studies in Literary Traditions *”
                      1
                    15. ENGL 325
                      Studies in Genre
                      As published: “Studies in Genre *”
                      1
                    16. ENGL 329
                      1
                    17. ENGL 342
                      1
                    18. ENGL 345
                      1
                    19. ENGL 352
                      1
                    20. ENGL 365
                      Selected Author
                      As published: “Selected Author *”
                      1

                    At least two of the following

                    6 items
                    1. ENGL 203
                      1
                    2. ENGL 205
                      1
                    3. ENGL 206
                      1
                    4. ENGL 207
                      1
                    5. ENGL 209
                      1
                    6. ENGL 211
                      1

                    At least one course

                    7 items
                    1. ENGL 304
                      1
                    2. ENGL 305
                      1
                    3. ENGL 306
                      1
                    4. ENGL 315
                      1
                    5. ENGL 330
                      1
                    6. ENGL 355
                      1
                    7. * Courses that may be counted when the topic is appropriate
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Intensives

                    6 items
                    1. ENGL 178
                      0.5
                    2. ENGL 270
                      0.5
                    3. ENGL 271
                      0.5
                    4. ENGL 272
                      1
                    5. ENGL 276
                      1
                    6. ENGL 378
                      0.5

                    Correlates in English

                    0 items
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