Major Course Requirements

At least 36 and up to 44 hours in English beyond Writing 101, at least 20 hours of which must be upper division. The following courses distributions are required of majors with an emphasis on writing.

 A. Writing

At least 20 semester hours in writing, with at least 12 hours upper-division

16 hrs from the following (courses must be taken from at least 3 areas)
Creative Nonfiction: ENGL 222, 225, 322, 325, 385
Poetry & Fiction: ENGL 227, 326, 327, 329
History & Theory: ENGL 311, 328, 387, 393, 399
Writing in Specific Contexts: ENGL 221, 312, 323, 324 

1. At least 12 semester hours, from at least two of the following lines:

•          Imaginative Writing
  ENGL 227: Imaginative Writing I
  ENGL 327: Imaginative Writing II
  ENGL 326: Writing for Children
•          Expository Writing
  ENGL 221: Research and Writing
  ENGL 323: Writing in a Professional Setting
  ENGL 328: Advanced Composition for Teachers
•          Creative Nonfiction
  ENGL 224: Travel Writing
  ENGL 225: Autobiographical Writing
  ENGL 324: Free-lance Writing
  ENGL 325: Personal Essay
•           Poetry and Fiction
  ENGL 227: Introduction to Poetry and Fiction
  ENGL 326: Writing for Children
  ENGL 327: Intermediate Poetry Writing
  (Prerequisite: ENGL 227 or instructor approval)
  ENGL 329: Intermediate Fiction Writing
  (Prerequisite: ENGL 227 or instructor approval)
  

REQUIRED: ENGL 300: English Studies Seminar

2. Senior Project/Seminar:

  The senior project, generally taken in the senior year, includes a capstone presentation consistent with the general university requirements (at least four semester hours in the following)

  ENGL 425: Writing on Special Topics
  ENGL 427: Imaginative Writing III
  ENGL 429: Seminar: Critical Theory

3. Elective (at least four semester hours from lines 1 or 2 above)

B. Literature

  8 semester hours, with at least four hours upper division

  Students are encouraged to take literature courses which contribute to their goals as writers, and which expand their experience with the history of genres of writing.

 C. Elective

  At least four semester elective hours in English beyond Writing 101

Minor, with an Emphasis in Writing

  20 semester hours (excluding WRIT 101), with at least 12 semester hours in upper division, distributed as follows: 12 semester hours in writing, four semester hours in literature, four semester hours of elective.

Foreign Language requirement

  All English majors must complete at least two years of a foreign language at the university level, or the equivalent. That equivalent can be met by the completion of four years of high school study in one foreign language with grades C or higher, or by satisfactory scores on a proficiency examination administered by the PLU Department of Languages and Literatures.