Worthy arguments are made for applying "creative" to many genres of writing. The creative writing courses in the English Department concentrate on short fiction and on poetry. A playwriting course is also offered. These courses are useful to any persons interested in improving their communication skills. Business classes teach one how to spend money; writing courses teach one how to spend words - both skills are needed for success in the 21st century.
| Core Requirements |
70 - 76 |
| Christian Literacy |
(18 - 24) |
| Lower Level Courses |
| BI 1211/1311 Life of Christ |
| BI 1214/1314 Book of Acts |
| BI 2202/2302 Pentateuch |
| BI Elective (2/3 hours) |
| Upper Level Courses |
| BI 3311 Marriage and Family |
| BI 4311 Christian Cultural Heritage |
| BI Elective (2/3 hours) |
| BI Elective (2/3 hours) |
| Cultural Heritage Literacy |
(12) |
| HU 1310 Western Cultural Heritage I |
| HU 1320 Western Cultural Heritage II |
| HU 2310 Western Cultural Heritage III |
| HU 2320 American Cultural Heritage |
| Mathematical and Scientific Literacy |
(10) |
| Mathematics Requirement |
| MH 1338 Finite Mathematics or higher |
| Physical Science Requirement: a Physical Science, Chemistry, or Physics course |
| Natural Science Requirement: one course from Biology |
| Scientific Laboratory Requirement: one scientific laboratory companion course for either the course taken for the Physical Science requirement or the Natural Science requirement |
| Information and Communication Literacy |
(21) |
| Composition and Literature |
| EH 1301 English Composition I |
| EH 1302 English Composition II |
| EH 2301 or EH 2303 |
| Communication: EH 1303 Speech Communication |
| Technology (one from the following list) |
| CA 1302 Computer Applications
|
| CS 2305 Intro to Computer Science & Programming
|
| INF1300 Information Research and Strategies
|
| ED 2325 Technology in the Classroom [required for students seeking ED degrees] |
Foreign Language: 6 hours in a given foreign language
Note: Students pursuing a BA degree in English who have not earned six (6) hours or more of foreign language credit at the college level may meet this requirement by achieving a passing score on a nationally administered standardized exam in foreign language. Otherwise students will need to take six (6) hours or more in a given foreign language. |
| Personal and Social Literacy |
(10) |
| Personal |
| PE 1300 Lifetime Fitness |
| FE 1100 Freshman Experience |
| PE Activity - Two one-hour activity courses |
| Social Science: PY 1310 Introduction to Psychology |
| FASL 1090 Service-learning Course I |
| FASL 2090 Service-learning Course II |
| FASL 3090 Service-learning Course III |
| FASL 4190 Service-learning Course IV - Counts as a one-hour course |
| Requirements for Creative Writing Emphasis |
45 |
| EH 2301 Survey of English Lit I OR EH 2303 Survey of American Lit I |
3 |
| TH 2306 Introduction to Acting |
3 |
| EH 3300 Creative Writing |
3 |
| EH 3301 Advanced Composition |
3 |
| EH 3302 Fiction Writing |
3 |
| EH 3304 Poetry Writing |
3 |
| EH 4302 Advanced Fiction Writing |
3 |
| EH 4304 Advanced Poetry Writing |
3 |
| EH 3350 Playwriting |
3 |
| EH 4351 Studies in English Language |
3 |
| EH 3321 Feature Writing |
3 |
| EH ???? American or British Literature (upper level) |
3 |
| EH 4301 Literary Criticism |
3 |
| EH 4313 Shakespeare |
3 |
| EH 4312 Internship |
3 |
| Electives |
9 |
| Total Hours |
125 - 130 |