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This recommended graduation plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees on time. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Academic Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.
NOTE: This recommended Graduation Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2026-2027 academic year.
CRWT 101 to CRWT 102
CRWT 101S to CRWT 102S
MATH 021/022 to MATH 104-121
NOTE: CRWT and MATH courses are determined by placement testing and should be taken following the sequence above.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- ^Gen Ed/Major: - GLOBAL AWARENESS – LITR 203 - METHODS OF LITERARY STUDY WI (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH 001 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 1
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: - QUANTITATIVE REASONING (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: Diverse Perspectives (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: Specialized Studies (HRS 4)
- Major: Global Perspectives (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH 002 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 2
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- ^Major: Early Literature in English (Consider LITR 244 - SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS to fulfill GE Culture/Creativity) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH 003 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 3
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: LITR 319 - AUTHOR STUDIES WI (HRS 4)
- ^Major: Critical Approaches (Consider LITR 306 - LITERARY THEORY to fulfill GE Values/Ethics) (HRS 4)
- Major: Specialized Studies (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: Diverse Perspectives (HRS 4)
- Major: Specialized Studies (HRS 4)
- Major: Specialized Studies (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: LITR 414 - SEMINAR: WI (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
General Education courses can be done in any order with the exception of INTD 101, CRWT and MATH. Those three general education courses will need to be done first. First Year Seminar is taken in the first semester. Failure to complete CRWT and MATH will result in a hold when the student hits 64 credits. The following general education courses can be done in any order. For more info on these courses, please visit the General Education program requirements website in the College Catalog:
Global Awareness: Recommended: (LITR 203 - METHODS OF LITERARY STUDY) or Honors Global Awareness
Culture and Creativity :(Consider LITR 220 - SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: PRE-COLUMBIAN TO ROMANTIC; LITR 221 - SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: ROMANTIC TO CONTEMPORARY; LITR 224 - AMERICAN DRAMA; LITR 244 - SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS; LITR 245 - AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS: DIVERSE VOICES; LITR 280 - INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING; LITR 284 - PERSONAL ESSAY: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP; LITR 292 - TOPICS IN AMERICAN POETRY; LITR 293 - STUDIES IN AMERICAN FICTION; LITR 295 - TOPICS IN POPULAR LITERATURE; OR LITR 308 - CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE)
+W: Students transferring in with 48 or more credits are waived from these general education requirements.
At least three (3) courses in the major must be at the 300-level.
+ May Double Count in General Education and Major
*If Needed
With 11 elective courses, students may consider: double major, minor or Teacher Education Certification program.
WI- Writing intensive courses needed prior to graduation
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