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2026-2027 General Catalog

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2026-2027 General Catalog

English with a Concentration in Creative Writing, BA, Sample Two-Year Plan

Third Year: 30 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

(ENGL 201 if requirement not met previously)
ENGL 350 - Survey in a Distinct Ethnic Tradition Unit(s): 4
Upper Division GE Area 3: Arts and Humanities
Credits / Units: 3
Upper Division GE Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
Credits / Units: 3
300/400 Level CW Class Credits / Units: 4
University Elective Credits / Units: 1

Spring Semester (15 Units)

ENGL 339 - Introduction to Shakespeare Unit(s): 4 OR
ENGL 439 - Studies in Shakespeare Unit(s): 4
300/400 Level CW Class Credits / Units: 4
Upper Division GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Credits / Units: 3
Major or University Electives Credits / Units: 4

Fourth Year: 30 units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

Choose one from the ENGL courses below:
ENGL 401 - Introduction to Modern Critical Theory Unit(s): 4
ENGL 402 - Introduction to Digital Humanities Unit(s): 4
ENGL 403 - Contemporary World Literature: Form and Practice Unit(s): 4
ENGL 487 - Studies in Rhetoric Unit(s): 4
ENGL 491 - Seminar in Teaching Composition Unit(s): 4
300/400 Level CW Class Credits / Units: 4
Upper Division GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Credits / Units: 3
University Elective Credits / Units: 4

Spring Semester (15 Units)

ENGL 368 - Small Press Editing: ZAUM Unit(s): 4
ENGL 435 - Directed Writing Unit(s): 2-8
Additional Major or General Electives Credits / Units: 3-4
Experiential course in major Credits / Units: 3-4
University Elective Credits / Units: 3-4

Units

Program units: 60

Total units required for graduation: 120