Older Major (2004-2011)

Students who will graduate under the Catalogs from Fall 2004-Spring 2011 must complete 45 units of English, including a senior seminar (English 198T) and a 12 unit concentration. At least 27 units must be in upper division (100 - 199) courses. Up to18 units may be in lower-division (0-99 level) courses. English 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 20, 109E, and 109W may not be counted toward the major. Grades of "C-" or better are required in all courses in the major. 18 of the units for the major, including at least 15 upper division units, must be taken in residence at California State University, Sacramento. Up to 6 units of ENGL195 or ENGL199 may be included in the 27 upper division units. Three units in an upper division literature class from another major may also be included. ENGL20 has been waived for English majors because English majors must complete ENGL120A: Advanced Composition. Courses completed in the Area of Interest may not overlap with required courses. For students entering the program in Fall 2009, the Writing Intensive requirement must be fulfilled with a course taken in the major.

A. Required Lower Division Courses (12 units)
Choose 4 of the following:

(3 units) English 40A Introduction to British Literature I
(3 units) English 40B Introduction to British Literature II
(3 units) English 50A Introduction to American Literature I
(3 units) English 50B Introduction to American Literature II
(3 units) English 65 Introduction to World Literature

B. Required Upper Division Courses (9 units)

(3 units) English 120A Advanced Composition
(3 units) English 145B Shakespeare - Early Plays OR
English 145C Shakespeare - Later Plays
(3 units) English 198T Senior Seminar

C. Concentration (12 units)
Choose 4 courses from one of the eleven following categories of concentration. Note: Courses in concentration may not overlap with required courses.
American Literature	English 50A and 50B (if not taken as requirement); Any course from English 150 series; Any course from English 155 series; Any course from English 180 series; English 185D, 185E, 185I, 197L, 197M
Fiction	English 30B, 130A, 116B, 140G,140H, 140L, 150C, 150D, 150F, 150H,150I, 150L, 150M, 150N, 155E, 155F,170E, 170K, 170Z, 180B, 185B, 185C, 185I, 197K
British Literature	English 40A and 40B (if not taken as requirement); Any course from English 140 series; Any course from English 145 series (if not taken as requirement); English 185C
Drama	English 145B (if not taken as requirement); English 145C (if not taken as requirement); English 141A, 140E, 140M, 150J,170D, 170H, 170I, 170L,190L, 190V
English Language	English 16; Any course from English 110 series; English 116A, 125B, 125E, 125F, 195A
Race, Nation, and Ethnicity	English 65 (if not taken as requirement); English 165A, 165D, 165E, 165F,180A, 180B, 180F, 180H, 180L, 180M,180K, 180W, 185K
Creative and Professional Writing:	Any course from English 30 series; Any course from English 130 series; English 118T, 195C
Gender and Sexuality	English 110M, 130E, 170M, 185B, 185C, 185D, 185E, 185H, 185I, 185J, 185K
Poetry:	English 30C, 130B, 130C, 140D,145A,145I, 150E, 150G, 170G, 180A
Literary Theory and Cultural Studies	English 100A, 100B, 116B, 150K,150M, 150N, 180H, 185H, 190C,190D, 190H, 191A; Any course from English 197 series
Rhetoric and Writing	English 125B, 125E; Any course from the 120 series, excluding 120A; Any course from the 195 series
English Education	English 110A, 110J, 110P, 110Q, 116A,116B, 125A, 125B, 195
D. Electives (12 units): A minimum of 12 additional units must be taken