SUGGESTED FOUR-YEAR MAJOR PLAN (ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-2013)
The suggested Four-Year Major Plan is a guide to help Caldwell College students complete their graduation requirements within four years. It is a suggested framework which builds upon the core curriculum as well as the required and elective courses within a student’s major. This suggested plan does not include developmental courses. Should developmental courses be required, students will need to work with their Academic Advisor to include those additional courses; this may delay graduation in four years. Students should always meet with their Academic Advisor to further individualize their academic plans and confirm the availability of courses and course sequencing. The following credits below include the minimum required courses and credits needed to graduate. Students enrolled as full-time status may take 12-18 credits a semester.
NOTE: This suggested Four-Year Major Plan applies to students who matriculated during the 2012-2013 academic year.
| First Year | |||
| Fall Semester | CR | Spring Semester | CR |
| Core: FS 189 Freshman Seminar (Freshmen only) | 1 | Core: Social Science | 3 |
| Core: EN 111 College Writing* (or EN 320 or EN 119 & EN 120 by placement) | 3 | Core: HI 101 Roots of the West or HI 102 The Shaping of the West | 3 |
| Core: MA 112 Concept of Mathematics | 3 | Enriched Core Cluster (Ethical Inquiry/Global Awareness/Catholic & Dominican) | 3 |
| Core: Social Science | 3 | Core: Literature – EN xxx | 3 |
| Core: Modern Language Core – SP/FR/AS/IT | 3 | Core: TH 102 Intro. to Christian Theology | 3 |
| Core: CS 115 Essential Computer Skills (or elective/core) | 3 | ||
| Total: | 16 | Total: | 15 |
| Second Year | |||
| Fall Semester | CR | Spring Semester | CR |
| EN 301 Masterpieces of Western Literature | 3 | EN 306 English Literature | 3 |
| Core: CO 230 Communication Skills | 3 | English Major Elective (300 or 400-level)** | 3 |
| Core: PH 102 Intro. to Philosophy | 3 | Core: Biological or Physical Science | 3 |
| Core: Fine Arts – Art or Music | 3 | Enriched Core Cluster (Ethical Inquiry/Global Awareness/Catholic & Dominican) | 3 |
| Enriched Core Cluster (Ethical Inquiry/Global Awareness/Catholic & Dominican) | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Total: | 15 | Total: | 15 |
| Third Year | |||
| Fall Semester | CR | Spring Semester | CR |
| EN 305 American Literature*** | 3 | EN 401 Shakespeare: Plays of Politics or EN 417 Shakespeare: Plays of Love | 3 |
| English Major Elective (300 or 400-level)** | 3 | English Major Elective (300 or 400-level)** | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Total: | 15 | Total: | 15 |
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall Semester | CR | Spring Semester | CR |
| English Major Elective (300 or 400-level)** | 3 | EN 410 Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| English Major Elective (300 or 400-level)** | 3 | Comprehensive Exam**** | 0 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Total: | 15 | Total: | 15 |
*A second writing intensive (WI) course is required. Students are recommended to complete it before the end of their fourth semester. Students who transfer to Caldwell with a minimum of 30 credits will have their second WI course waived.
**Students may substitute one of their five 300/400-level electives with the following 200-level courses: EN 207, EN 221, EN 226 or EN 229.
***Students may substitute EN 305 with EN 313 American Novel that is offered every other spring semester. Student should check with advisor/department.
****English majors are expected to write a comprehensive essay demonstrating their mastery of clear purposeful prose and the tools of literary analysis in order to obtain a degree in English. Students must have a 2.0 GPA in the major to take the examination and in order to graduate.
Total Credits Required (minimum): 120 credits
GPA: 2.0
Minimum Grade in Major Courses: C
| Checklist for the English Major* | Required | Taken | Grade | |
| *Students majoring in English/Education must refer to the English and Education Suggested Four Year Major Plan. (30 credits: 15 required and 15 electives) |
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| 301 | Masterpieces of Western Literature | X | ||
| 302 | Renaissance Poetry & Prose | |||
| 303 | Literature of Romantic Movement | |||
| 305 | American Literature or 313 (see note below) | X | ||
| 306 | English Literature | X | ||
| 307 | Modern Drama | |||
| 309 | Age of Milton | |||
| 311 | Age of Chaucer | |||
| 312 | English Novel | |||
| 313 | American Novel (see note below) | |||
| 314 | Children’s Literature | |||
| 317 | Literary Criticism | |||
| 318 | Celtic Voices | |||
| 320 | Writing Power | |||
| 324 | Catholic Writers | |||
| 332 | Modern Irish Drama | |||
| 335 | Teaching Writing: Theory & Practice | |||
| 338 | Writing for the Professions | |||
| 401 | Shakespeare: Play of Politics OR 417 | X | ||
| 417 | Shakespeare: Play of Love | |||
| 402 | Age of Satire | |||
| 403 | Literature of the Victorian Age | |||
| 405 | Medieval Literature | |||
| 406 | Creative Writing | |||
| 409 | Modern Poetry | |||
| 410 | English Seminar | X | ||
| 411 | Contemporary Poetry | |||
| 413 | Contemporary Fiction | |||
| 414 | Journalism: Newswriting | |||
| 415 | Masterpieces of Short Fiction | |||
| 416 | Journalism: Editing & Copy Reading | |||
| 420 | History & Structure of the English Language (see note below) | |||
| 489 | Internship | |||
| 499 | Independent Study (with permission) | |||
| ONE of the following 200 level course may be counted as a major elective | ||||
| 207 | Global Literature | |||
| 221 | Women in Literature | |||
| 226 | Psych & Literature | |||
| 229 | Literature & Arts | |||
Note : English majors seeking secondary certification MUST take EN 420 History & Structure of the English Language and EN 305 American Literature.
ALL ENGLISH MAJORS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE ENGLISH COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION PRIOR TO GRADUATION .
