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Program checklist · B.A.

English, B.A. (University College)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley · Center Valley, PA

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
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Credits (computed from items)
60
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214670
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214670_5788924d
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Common Requirements for the Major (All Options)

major core · 0 items

    Additional Courses

    0 items

      Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      2 items
      1. ENGL 200
        Introduction to Critical Reading
        Not resolved to a course
        or: ENGL 201 What is Literature
        3
      2. ENGL 494H
        Senior Thesis in English
        Not resolved to a course
        or: ENGL 487W Senior Seminar
        3

      Supporting Courses and Related Areas

      0 items

        Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better

        1 item
        1. In consultation with adviser, select 18 credits in literature, writing, or rhetoric. At least 9 credits must be at the 300/400 level. At least 3 of the 300/400 level credits must fulfill a departmental diversity requirement for a course related to race, gender, sexuality, disability, ethnicity, and/or postcolonial issues.
          Not resolved to a course
          18

        Requirements for the Option

        0 items

          Requirements for the Option: Require a grade of C or better

          1 item
          1. Select an option
            Not resolved to a course
            12

          Requirements for the Option

          0 items

            Additional Courses

            0 items

              Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

              1 item
              1. Select 3 credits of 300/400 level course in each of the following areas:
                Not resolved to a course
                12

              Medieval through Sixteenth Century

              0 items

                Sixteenth Century through Eighteenth Century

                0 items

                  The Nineteenth Century

                  0 items

                    Twentieth Century to the Present

                    0 items

                      Additional Courses

                      0 items

                        Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                        2 items
                        1. Select 3 credits of 400-level pre-1800 courses
                          Not resolved to a course
                          3
                        2. Select 3 credits of 400-level post-1800 courses
                          Not resolved to a course
                          3

                        Supporting Courses and Related Areas

                        0 items

                          Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better

                          1 item
                          1. Select 6 credits of English courses at any level
                            Not resolved to a course
                            6
                          Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/university-college/english-ba/. Captured page pages/0262.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.