English, B.A. - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Major Requirements	12
Upper Division Major Requirements	24
Major Electives	12
Additional General Education and Graduation Requirements	72
Total Units	120

Lower-Division Requirements - 12 units

In addition to the courses below, students seeking the Bachelor of Arts in English must have fulfilled the lower-division writing requirement (at CI, ENGL 105 ).

Complete 12 units from the following:
ENGL 120 - American Literature I Units: 3
ENGL 210 - Themes and Theories in World Literature Units: 3
ENGL 220 - American Literature II Units: 3
ENGL 240 - Literary Genres in Translation Units: 3
ENGL 250 - British and European Literature Units: 3

Upper-Division Requirements - 24 units

The upper-division English core is designed to provide students with a broad background in literature, solid foundations in theory and criticism, and experience in writing to learn.

ENGL 315 - Introduction to Language, Structure and Linguistics Units: 3
ENGL 330 - Interdisciplinary Writing Units: 3
ENGL 349 - Literature of American Cultures Units: 3
ENGL 360 - Literary Theory Units: 3
ENGL 410 - Shakespeare’s Plays (Cross-listed as THTR 410) Units: 3
ENGL 499 - Capstone Project/Senior Seminar Units: 3
Complete two from the following:
ENGL 325 - Major Non-Western Authors Units: 3
ENGL 326 - Major British And European Authors Units: 3
ENGL 327 - Major American Authors Units: 3

Electives - 12 units

Courses used to meet the major requirements above cannot be selected as electives. Courses used to meet electives may be double-counted toward English Program Options or for the Professional Writing Certificate.

ENGL 260 - Creative Writing, An Introduction Units: 3
ENGL 311 - Bilingual Literary Studies/Estudios Literarios Bilingues (Cross-listed as SPAN 311) Units: 3
ENGL 325 - Major Non-Western Authors Units: 3
ENGL 326 - Major British And European Authors Units: 3
ENGL 327 - Major American Authors Units: 3
ENGL 328 - Mythology Units: 3
ENGL 331 - Narratives of the Working Class Units: 3
ENGL 334 - Narratives of Southern California (Cross-listed as HIST 334, CHS 334) Units: 3
ENGL 337 - Literature of the Environment Units: 3
ENGL 338 - Science and Conscience (Cross-listed as PHYS 338) Units: 3
ENGL 340 - Business and Economics in Literature (Cross-listed as ECON 340, BUS 340) Units: 3
ENGL 345 - Science/Fiction (Cross-listed as CHEM 345) Units: 3
ENGL 346 - Dystopia and Surveillance Units: 3
ENGL 353 - Chicana/o Latina/o Literature (Cross-listed as CHS 353) Units: 3
ENGL 355 - Literatures of Africa and the Diaspora (Cross-listed as FJS 355) Units: 3
ENGL 356 - Literatures of Asia and the Diaspora Units: 3
ENGL 380 - Visual Rhetoric in a Connected World Units: 3
ENGL 382 - User Experience for Social Justice Units: 3
ENGL 400 - Contemporary Literature Units: 3
ENGL 430 - Tradition and Transformation: Literature, History, and Cultural Change (Cross-listed as HIST 430) Units: 3
ENGL 432 - Arts of the Harlem Renaissance (Cross-listed as ART 432) Units: 3
ENGL 433 - Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Studies (Cross-listed as GEND 433) Units: 3
ENGL 440 - The Publishing House Units: 3
ENGL 461 - Fiction Writing Units: 3
ENGL 462 - Poetry Writing Units: 3
ENGL 463 - Writing for the Stage (Cross-listed as THTR 463) Units: 3
ENGL 464 - Creative Nonfiction Units: 3
ENGL 466 - Screenwriting (Cross-listed as PA 466) Units: 3
ENGL 474 - Approaches to English Grammar Units: 3
ENGL 475 - Language In Social Context (Cross-listed as EDUC 475) Units: 3
ENGL 477 - Young Adult Literature Units: 3
ENGL 478 - Writing as Reflective Practice Units: 3
ENGL 480 - Introduction to Grant Writing Units: 3
ENGL 482 - Professional Communication for Digital Citizenship Units: 3
ENGL 483 - Professional Communication in the Age of Social Media Units: 3
ENGL 490 - Special Topics Units: 3
ENGL 492 - Internship Units: 3

General Education and Graduation Requirements - B.A.

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (21 units must be upper division), including the following General Education Requirements (GE) and Graduation Requirements not met within the major:

American Institutions Requirements
GE Requirements
- General Education Area A-F Requirements
- Upper Division General Education (UDGE) Requirements (minimum of 3 units in each Area: UDGE-B , UDGE-C , and UDGE-D )
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) (C- or better grade)
Language Requirement (C- or better grade)
Multicultural Perspectives (MP) Requirement
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation