English, B.A.
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The Bachelor of Arts in English degree program is designed for students who want to develop critical practices in reading, writing, and thinking—practices that lead not only to creative and academic fulfillment but also to career success. No matter what your personal and professional goals are, the English major can provide you with the skills to reach them.
English majors complement a core curriculum focused on methods, rhetoric, and theory with courses in literature and writing. Working with an English faculty adviser, each student creates a personalized curriculum tailored to their interests and goals.
Students who wish to earn secondary certification to teach English are encouraged to pursue a double major in education (B.S.E.) and English (B.A.).
Requirements For: B.A. Major – 42 Hours, 2.0 GPA
English majors develop critical practices in reading, writing, and thinking, in order to promote creative and humanist responses to literature, life, and intellectual endeavor. The English program encourages students to explore many facets of human nature and culture through the study of literature, development of analytical reading and reasoning skills, and the articulate use of oral and written language. English majors complement a core curriculum focused on methods, rhetoric, and theory with courses in literature and writing. Working with an English adviser, each student creates a personalized curriculum, tailored to his or her interests and goals.
Students who wish to earn secondary certification to teach English should pursue a double major in education (B.S.E.) and English (B.A.).
Core Curriculum 15 cr.
Prerequisite(s): EN105 and EN106
Fulfills: Professional Writing
Fulfills: Writing Intensive,
Literature 9 CR.
Complete nine hours from among the following courses (six hours must be 300-level or above)
Fulfills: Writing Intensive, LE Humanities, GEM
Fulfills: Writing Intensive, LE Humanities
Fulfills: Writing Intensive, LE Humanities, GEM
Fulfills: Writing Intensive, LE Humanities, GEM
Writing and Rhetoric 9 CR.
Complete nine hours from among the following courses (six hours must be 300-level or above)
Fulfills: Writing Intensive
Prerequisite(s): EN105 and EN106
Fulfills: Professional Writing
Prerequisite(s): EN105 and EN106
Fulfills: Professional Writing
Prerequisite(s): EN105 and EN106
Fulfills: Professional Writing
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior status.
Prerequisite(s): EN105 and EN106
Prerequisite(s): EN311
Electives 9 CR.
Complete nine additional hours from any English courses (six hours must be 300-level or above)
Fulfills: Writing Intensive, LE Humanities, GEM
Fulfills: Writing Intensive
Fulfills: Writing Intensive, LE Humanities
Fulfills: Writing Intensive, LE Humanities, GEM
Fulfills: Writing Intensive, LE Humanities, GEM
Prerequisite(s): EN105 and EN106
Fulfills: Professional Writing
Prerequisite(s): EN105 and EN106
Fulfills: Professional Writing
Prerequisite(s): EN105 and EN106
Fulfills: Professional Writing
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior status.
Prerequisite(s): EN105 and EN106
Prerequisite(s): EN311
Fulfills: Writing Intensive, LE Humanities
Fulfills: Writing Intensive,
Note:
**For those students wishing to teach English: See also Bachelor of Science in Education
Liberal Education Requirements 40 CR.
Writing Seminar Requirements 6 cr.
EN105 and EN106
Math Requirement 3 cr.
Select one of the following:
MA120, MA135, or higher math course excluding MA208
Science with a Lab Requirement 4 cr.
Select one of the following: BI 101, BI 111 ,BI 211,BI 212, BI 223, BIO 221, BIO 225, BIO 325, BIO 327, BIO 330, BIO 337L and BIO 337 ,BIO 350, BIO 400, BIO 410, BIO 411, BIO 417 ,CH 101, CH 105, CH 107L and CH 107, CH 108L and CH 108, CH 317L and CH 317 ,CH 318L and CH 318 ,CH 328 ,CH 329 , CH 337L and CH 337 ,CH 440 ,GGP 115, GGP 205, GO 130, GO 141, GO 151, GO 200 ,GO 310 ,GO 320 ,GO 330 ,PY 155, PY 156, PY 205 ,PY 206
Ethics Requirement 3 cr.
Select one of the following:
AC 435 ,CA 302 ,CS 300 ,EDU 310 ,MG 495 ,NS 306 ,PA 380 ,PH 103 ,PH 221 ,PH 224, PH 308 ,PS 220 ,SO 220 ,SW 492
Communications Requirements 3 cr.
CA 103 or CA 105
Citizenship Requirement 3 cr.
Select one of the following:
PO200, or PO 210 or HIS 111 or HIS 112 or HIS 113
Humanities Requirement 6 cr.
Select one of the following Art or English:
AR 115, AR 215 ,AR 216 ,EN 201, EN 221 ,EN 232, EN 234
And one of the following:
AR 115, AR 215 ,AR 216 ,EN 201, EN 221 ,EN 232, EN 234 ,CA 104, CA 116, CA 235 ,ML 235 ,ML 251 ,PH 101 ,PC 202 ,PH 205 ,RE 109 ,SP 110,SP 201, SP 202 ,TH 100, TH 101
Natural Science Requirement 6 cr.
Select one of the following:
BI 214 ,CH 101 ,CH 102, CH 105 ,CH 107, CH 107L, CH 108 ,CH 108L ,GGP 115 ,GGP 120, GGP 205 ,GO 125, GO 130 ,GO 141, GO 151 ,GO 200 ,NS 220 ,PY 101, PY 155 ,PY 156, PY 205 ,PY 206
Social Science Requirement 6 cr.
Select two of the following:
AN 100 ,CJ 100 ,CJ 200 ,EC 141 ,EC 142 ,EDU 210 ,FI 201 ,GGH 110, GGH 200 ,HIS 104 ,HIS 105 ,PO 216 ,PS 101, PS 125, PS 205,SO 141, SO 206 ,SW 205
Seminar; Integrative & Interdisciplinary Learning Requirement 3 cr.
Select one of the topics for LE300*
Graduation Requirements
Student Seminar 3 CR.
FYE100 First-Year Seminar (required for all incoming first-time freshman and highly encouraged for transfer students)
Upper Division Requirements 36 cr.
36 hours of upper division (300 - 400 level) course work
Writing Across the Curriculum 9 cr.
3 credit hours of Professional Writing (EN306* or equivalent from the list below) plus 6 credit hours of Writing Intensive coursework are required.
EN306A, EN306B, EN306C, EN307, EDU300, CJ450, HIS455, MG306, NS306, PA430, PO405, PS300, PS406, or SO310
6 credit hours to fulfill the Writing Intensive requirement must be chosen from among the courses designated in the catalog as “WI” (Writing Intensive), composed as follows:
- 3 of the credit hours must come from a WI course outside the student’s major(s); that is, the course must be offered by a program other than the one(s) that house(s) the student’s major area of study at the time the course is taken.
- 3 of the credit hours must come from a WI course that is offered by the student’s major program; that is, the course must be offered by the same program that houses the student’s major at the time the course is taken.
AR316, AR498, BIO498, CA218, CH342, CJ221, CS300, EDU310, EN201, EN 204, EN221, EN232, EN234, EN490, FW190, HC 263, HIS261, HIS453, IDS410, MA301, ML251, MG495, NUR460, PA432, PS315, SO141, SP320, SW325
Modern Language Requirement
Completion of two, 3-hour elementary level modern language courses (103 and 104); or the second 3-hour elementary level modern language course (104) and one, 3-hour intermediate course (201); or one, 3-hour intermediate course (201). Placement will be determined through a Modern Language Placement test.
Elementary Level 6 cr.
FR103 and FR104 or SP103 and SP104; or transfer equivalent
Or
Secondary Level 6 cr.
FR104 ; SP104 and SP201 or transfer equivalent
Or
Intermediate Level 3 cr.
SP201 or transfer equivalent
Additional Requirements
Park University confers the Bachelor of Arts degree at selected locations when a candidate has satisfied the following conditions:
- Completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative 2.0 GPA (or higher dependent on major).
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A minor is required (some may be discipline specific as noted in the major).
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Satisfaction of all requirements for a major.
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Completion of the Liberal Education requirements.
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Completion of the degree specific requirements.
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Completion of residency requirement, 30 hours of earned and graded (A, B, C, D) college hours at Park University. At least 15 of these 30 hours must be in the major.
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Submission of an Application for Graduation.