Prerequisites and Recommendations There is no prerequisite to the major, aside from English 1050 or Advanced Placement (for students from the class of 2014 and earlier) or (for students beginning with the class of 2015) the Sophomore Literature and Writing Seminar, but we strongly recommend that you take English 2101 (The British Literary Tradition I) early, since it will introduce you to writers, texts, and issues that are crucial to most subsequent courses. Overall Course Requirements For an English major, you need to complete 11 courses, five of which are free electives. (Students from the class of 2014 and earlier should note that the course you take to fulfill the Advanced Literature requirement does not count toward the major, even if it is an English course.) Of the six required courses, one is the junior research requirement course (two are offered each term) and another is the senior seminar (at least two are offered each term). The department’s other requirement—four courses chosen from a number of possibilities—are chiefly designed to give you a sense of the historical range and diversity of English literature. (English 2101, 2102, 2103, and 2104, which provide broad surveys covering more than one area, do not fulfill these area requirements. English majors may count only two of those courses for the major and the Advanced Literature requirement.) You may also choose to give more shape and focus to your English major by creating a track. See the Tracks webpage. Tracks are entirely optional.

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