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Program checklist · English Literature

English Literature

Swarthmore College · Swarthmore, 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
English Literature
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
216287
CourseShelf checklist
CK_216287_66b72991
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

First course recommendations

0 items

    Applying for the Major or the Minor

    0 items

      Course Major

      6 items
      1. at least one credit in each of the following historical periods:
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Medieval and Renaissance literature (Med/Ren)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. 18th and 19th century literature (18th/19th c.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. 20th and 21st century literature (20th/21st c.)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. English 080 (“Introduction to Literary Theory”)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. English 099 (“Senior Course Majors’ Colloquium”)
        Not resolved to a course

      Course Minor

      3 items
      1. Medieval and Renaissance literature (Med/Ren)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. 18th and 19th century literature (18th/19th c.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. 20th and 21st century literature (20th/21st c.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Honors Major

      3 items
      1. Medieval and Renaissance literature (Med/Ren)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. 18th and 19th century literature (18th/19th c.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. 20th and 21st century literature (20th/21st c.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Honors Minor

      3 items
      1. First Year Seminars (English 008 and 009A - 009Z) and Creative Writing courses (070 A-Z) count toward the major or minor but do not fulfill historical requirements.
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Academic Writing courses (all courses numbered 001-004) do not count toward the major or minor.
        Not resolved to a course
      3. If awarded, AP/IB credit can be used toward the major or minor, but it does not satisfy a historical requirement. (See AP/IB Credit section.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Honors Examinations and Senior Honors Study (SHS)

      0 items

        Double Majors

        0 items

          Special Major

          0 items

            Major or Minor with a Creative Writing Emphasis

            0 items

              Teacher Certification

              0 items

                Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate Credit

                0 items

                  Off-Campus Study and Transfer Credit

                  0 items

                    Life After Swarthmore

                    0 items

                      English Literature Courses

                      0 items

                        First-Year Seminars

                        12 items
                        1. 1
                        2. 1
                        3. 1
                        4. 1
                        5. 1
                        6. 1
                        7. 1
                        8. ENGL 009R
                          First-Year Seminar: Grendel’s Workshop
                          Not resolved to a course
                        9. 1
                        10. 1
                        11. 1
                        12. 1

                        Medieval and Renaissance Courses

                        11 items
                        1. 1
                        2. 1
                        3. 1
                        4. 1
                        5. 1
                        6. 1
                        7. 1
                        8. 1
                        9. 1
                        10. 1
                        11. 1

                        18th and 19th Century Courses

                        15 items
                        1. 1
                        2. 1
                        3. 1
                        4. 1
                        5. 1
                        6. 1
                        7. 1
                        8. 1
                        9. 1
                        10. 1
                        11. 1
                        12. 1
                        13. 1
                        14. 1

                        20th and 21st Century Courses

                        39 items
                        1. 1
                        2. 1
                        3. 1
                        4. 1
                        5. 1
                        6. 1
                        7. 1
                        8. 1
                        9. 1
                        10. 1
                        11. 1
                        12. 1
                        13. 1
                        14. 1
                        15. 1
                        16. 1
                        17. 1
                        18. 1
                        19. 1
                        20. 1
                        21. 1
                        22. 1
                        23. 1
                        24. 1
                        25. 1
                        26. 1
                        27. 1
                        28. 1
                        29. 1
                        30. 1
                        31. 1
                        32. 1
                        33. 1
                        34. 1
                        35. 1
                        36. 1
                        37. 1
                        38. 1
                        39. 1

                        Creative Writing Workshops

                        19 items
                        1. 1
                        2. 1
                        3. 1
                        4. ENGL 070CC. Advanced Poetry Workshop: Cover to Cover
                          Not resolved to a course
                        5. 1
                        6. 1
                        7. 1
                        8. 1
                        9. 1
                        10. 1
                        11. ENGL 009R
                          First-Year Seminar: Grendel’s Workshop
                          Not resolved to a course
                        12. 1
                        13. 1
                        14. 1
                        15. ENGL 070V
                          Intermediate Poetry Workshop: Movements & Schools
                          Not resolved to a course
                        16. 1

                        Journalism Courses

                        3 items
                        1. 1
                        2. 1
                        3. 1

                        Independent Study, Method, and Culminating Exercises

                        3 items
                        1. 0.5-1
                        2. 1-2
                        3. 1

                        Honors Seminars

                        0 items

                          Medieval and Renaissance Honors Seminars

                          1 item
                          1. 2

                          18th and 19th Honors Seminars

                          3 items
                          1. 2
                          2. 2
                          3. 2

                          20th and 21st Honors Seminars

                          2 items
                          1. 2
                          2. 2

                          Honors Thesis and Independent Study

                          2 items
                          1. 1-2
                          2. 2

                          Academic Writing Courses

                          10 items
                          1. 1
                          2. 0.5
                          3. 1
                          4. 1
                          5. 1
                          6. 1
                          7. 1
                          8. 1
                          9. 1
                          Source. Swarthmore College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.swarthmore.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=32&poid=2554. Captured page pages/0021.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.