ENGLISH

This recommended transfer program for English students meets the requirements for an associate in arts degree and the recommendation of the Illinois Articulation Initiative English major panel. Students should check with individual school requirements before completing the curriculum as outlined. Completion of the courses below alone does not guarantee admission.

General Education Courses
Communications:
ENG 101 Composition I 3
ENG 102 Composition II 3
SPE 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3
total: 9
Mathematics (1) 3-6
Physical and Life Sciences (2) 7-8
Humanities and Fine Arts: Select two courses from:
LIT 221 American Literature–Colonial Days to Civil War
LIT 222 American Literature–Civil War to Present
LIT 231 English Literature to 1800
LIT 232 English Literature 1800-1914 6
Fine Arts elective (1) 3
total: 9
Social and Behavioral Sciences (1) 9
Special Electives:
Foreign Language elective (3) 4
Other Special electives 2
total: 6
Approved Electives: Select one course from:
LIT 105 Poetry
LIT 110 Drama
LIT 115 Fiction 3
Other electives (1,3,4) 14
total: 17
  Total 60
  1. Approved courses are listed with the requirements for the associate degrees.
  2. Select at least one physical and at least one life science. One course must include a lab. Approved courses are listed with the requirements for the associate degrees.
  3. Competency in a single foreign language through the third or fourth college semester. See a Harper Student Development faculty member to determine which foreign language course(s) is appropriate to take.
  4. Some universities require a multicultural or human diversity course within the English major. Consult the university to which you intend to transfer and your advisor. Universities with such a requirement will accept either LIT 208 or LIT 223.