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Program checklist · Bachelor of Arts

English, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond, VA

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Program
Award
Bachelor of Arts
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
23.0101
Total credits (published)
120
Credits (computed from items)
553-561
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
234030
CourseShelf checklist
CK_234030_5618f3bf
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Degree requirements for English, Bachelor of Arts

0 items

    General education

    general education · 1 item
    1. Select 30 credits of general education courses in consultation with an adviser.
      Not resolved to a course
      30

    Major requirements

    major core · 0 items

      • Major core requirements

      major core · 2 items
      1. ENGL 301
        3
      2. ENGL 499
        3

      • Additional major requirements

      major core · 4 items
      1. Linguistics, writing, criticism: select one course from two of the three areas in the list below
        Not resolved to a course
        6
      2. Literature: select two courses in literature prior to 1700 from the list below
        Not resolved to a course
        6
      3. Literature: select two courses in literature between 1700 and 1945. from the list below
        Not resolved to a course
        6
      4. Literature of diversity: select one course from the list below
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      • Major electives

      electives · 1 item
      1. Select required elective/optional focus credits (see the description below)
        Not resolved to a course
        9

      Ancillary requirements

      17 items
      1. HUMS 202
        1
      2. Experiential fine arts 1
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. AI literacy course 2
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. Foreign language through the 102 level (by course or placement)
        Not resolved to a course
        6
      5. Literary contexts: complete a foreign language through the 202 or 205 level by course or placement or select six credits in literary history and culture from:
        Not resolved to a course
        6
      6. ENGL 201
        3
      7. ENGL 202
        3
      8. ENGL 203
        3
      9. ENGL 204
        3
      10. ENGL 205
        3
      11. ENGL 206
        3
      12. ENGL/INTL 211
        Contemporary World Literature
        Not resolved to a course
      13. ENGL/GSWS 236
        Women in Literature
        Not resolved to a course
      14. ENGL 291
        3
      15. FLET 321
        3
      16. FLET 322
        3
      17. FLET 391
        3

      Open electives

      electives · 1 item
      1. Select any course.
        Not resolved to a course
        35

      Major requirements lists

      major core · 0 items

        Linguistics, writing, criticism

        0 items

          Select one course from two of these three areas for six credits.

          0 items

            • Linguistics

            6 items
            1. ENGL/ANTH/LING 390
              Introduction to Linguistics
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            2. ENGL 392/ANTH 328/FRLG 328/LING 392
              Language, Culture and Cognition
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            3. ENGL/LING 450
              Modern Grammar
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            4. ENGL/LING 451
              History of the English Language
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            5. ENGL/GSWS/LING 452
              Language and Gender
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            6. ENGL/LING 453
              Modern Rhetoric
              Not resolved to a course
              3

            • Writing

            19 items
            1. ENGL 302
              3
            2. ENGL 303
              3
            3. ENGL 304
              3
            4. ENGL 305
              3
            5. ENGL 307
              3
            6. ENGL 309
              3
            7. ENGL 310
              3
            8. ENGL 350
              3
            9. ENGL 367
              3
            10. ENGL 388
              3
            11. ENGL 393
              3
            12. ENGL 394
              3
            13. ENGL 395
              Digital Rhetoric
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            14. ENGL 435
              3
            15. ENGL 437
              3
            16. ENGL 439
              3
            17. ENGL 441
              3
            18. ENGL 459
              3
            19. ENGL 491
              Topics in Writing
              As published: “Topics in Writing (by specific topic)”
              3

            • Criticism

            7 items
            1. ENGL 311
              3
            2. ENGL/GSWS 352
              Feminist Literary Theory
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            3. ENGL 391
              Topics in Literature
              As published: “Topics in Literature (by specific topic)”
              3
            4. ENGL 445
              3
            5. ENGL 447
              3
            6. ENGL 449
              3
            7. ENGL 485
              3

            Literature

            0 items

              Select two courses in literature prior to 1700 for six credits. 1

              20 items
              1. ENGL 320
                3
              2. ENGL 321
                3
              3. ENGL 322
                3
              4. ENGL 324
                3
              5. ENGL 325
                3
              6. ENGL 326
                3
              7. ENGL/RELS 361
                The Bible as Literature
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              8. ENGL 391
                Topics in Literature
                As published: “Topics in Literature (by specific topic)”
                3
              9. ENGL 401
                3
              10. ENGL 402
                3
              11. ENGL 403
                3
              12. ENGL 407
                3
              13. ENGL 410
                3
              14. ENGL 411
                3
              15. ENGL 480
                Authors: ____
                As published: “Authors: ____ (by specific topic)”
                3
              16. ENGL 481
                Genres: ____
                As published: “Genres: ____ (by specific topic)”
                3
              17. ENGL 482
                Literary Topics: ____
                As published: “Literary Topics: ____ (by specific topic)”
                3
              18. ENGL 483
                Literary Texts and Contexts: ____
                As published: “Literary Texts and Contexts: ____ (by specific topic)”
                3
              19. ENGL 484
                Literary Movements: ____
                As published: “Literary Movements: ____ (by specific topic)”
                3
              20. ENGL 497
                1-3

              Select two courses in literature between 1700 and 1945 for six credits. 1

              22 items
              1. ENGL 330
                3
              2. ENGL 331
                3
              3. ENGL 332
                3
              4. ENGL 335
                3
              5. ENGL 336
                3
              6. ENGL 337
                3
              7. ENGL 340
                3
              8. ENGL 371
                3
              9. ENGL 372
                3
              10. ENGL 373
                3
              11. ENGL 374
                3
              12. ENGL 377
                3
              13. ENGL 391
                Topics in Literature
                As published: “Topics in Literature (by specific topic)”
                3
              14. ENGL 412
                3
              15. ENGL 413
                3
              16. ENGL 480
                Authors: ____
                As published: “Authors: ____ (by specific topic)”
                3
              17. ENGL 481
                Genres: ____
                As published: “Genres: ____ (by specific topic)”
                3
              18. ENGL 482
                Literary Topics: ____
                As published: “Literary Topics: ____ (by specific topic)”
                3
              19. ENGL 483
                Literary Texts and Contexts: ____
                As published: “Literary Texts and Contexts: ____ (by specific topic)”
                3
              20. ENGL 484
                Literary Movements: ____
                As published: “Literary Movements: ____ (by specific topic)”
                3
              21. AMST 391
                Topics in American Studies
                As published: “Topics in American Studies (by specific topic)”
                3
              22. AMST 394
                Perspectives in American Studies
                As published: “Perspectives in American Studies (by specific topic)”
                3

              Select one course in the literature of diversity for three credits. 1

              17 items
              1. ENGL/GSWS 353
                Women's Writing
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              2. ENGL/GSWS 354
                Queer Literature: ____
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              3. ENGL 358
                3
              4. ENGL/AMST 359
                Studies in African American Literature: ____
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              5. ENGL/AFAM 363/INTL 366
                African Literature
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              6. ENGL/ANTH 364
                Mythology and Folklore
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              7. ENGL/AFAM 365/INTL 367
                Caribbean Literature
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              8. ENGL 366
                3
              9. ENGL/AFAM 379
                African-American Literature: Beginnings Through the Harlem Renaissance
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              10. ENGL 381
                3
              11. ENGL/AFAM 382
                African-American Literature: Realism to the Present
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              12. ENGL 417
                3
              13. ENGL 480
                Authors: ____
                As published: “Authors: ____ (by specific topic)”
                3
              14. ENGL 481
                Genres: ____
                As published: “Genres: ____ (by specific topic)”
                3
              15. ENGL 482
                Literary Topics: ____
                As published: “Literary Topics: ____ (by specific topic)”
                3
              16. ENGL 483
                Literary Texts and Contexts: ____
                As published: “Literary Texts and Contexts: ____ (by specific topic)”
                3
              17. ENGL 484
                Literary Movements: ____
                As published: “Literary Movements: ____ (by specific topic)”
                3

              Degree requirements

              4 items
              1. ENGL 560
                3
              2. ENGL 570
                3
              3. ENGL 605
                3
              4. ENGL 606
                3

              Recommended course sequence/plan of study

              0 items

                Junior year

                0 items

                  Fall semester

                  5 items
                  1. ENGL 300- or 400-level linguistics, writing or criticism
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  2. ENGL 300- or 400-level literature of diversity
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  3. ENGL 300- or 400-level literature prior to 1700
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  4. Open electives
                    Not resolved to a course
                    6
                  5. Term Hours:
                    Not resolved to a course
                    15

                  Spring semester

                  5 items
                  1. ENGL 300- or 400-level literature prior to 1700
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  2. ENGL 300- or 400-level literature between 1700 and 1945
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  3. ENGL 400-level elective
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  4. Open electives
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3-6
                  5. Term Hours:
                    Not resolved to a course
                    12-15

                  Senior year

                  0 items

                    Fall semester

                    5 items
                    1. ENGL 499
                      3
                    2. ENGL 570
                      Special Topics in American Literature and Culture
                      or: ENGL 560 Studies in British Literature and Culture
                      3
                    3. ENGL 605
                      3
                    4. Open electives
                      Not resolved to a course
                      6
                    5. Term Hours:
                      Not resolved to a course
                      15

                    Spring semester

                    4 items
                    1. ENGL 560
                      Studies in British Literature and Culture
                      or: ENGL 570 Special Topics in American Literature and Culture
                      3
                    2. ENGL 606
                      3
                    3. ENGL 400-level electives
                      Not resolved to a course
                      9
                    4. Term Hours:
                      Not resolved to a course
                      15

                    Fifth year

                    0 items

                      Fall semester

                      3 items
                      1. ENGL 692
                        3
                      2. Literature courses (500- to 600-level ENGL)
                        Not resolved to a course
                        6
                      3. Term Hours:
                        Not resolved to a course
                        9

                      Spring semester

                      4 items
                      1. ENGL 692
                        3
                      2. ENGL 695
                        3
                      3. Literature course (500- to 600-level ENGL)
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      4. Term Hours:
                        Not resolved to a course
                        9
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