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| Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their advisor each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment; responsible for reviewing the Program of Study Requirements; and must meet foreign language and writing intensive course requirements for graduation. See Academic Regulations-Undergraduate. Students are responsible for meeting all course prerequisites. |
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| *See Appendix A Core Curriculum and Optional Course Information. | ||||||||
| ** See Appendix C for approved list of minors and requirements. Instead of a minor, students may complete 18 SCH of Arts and Science electives, 12 SCH of which must be at the 3000-4000 level, from any department within the College of Arts and Sciences. | ||||||||
| FALL |
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SPRING | HOURS |
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| FRESHMAN YEAR | FRESHMAN YEAR | |||||||
| ENGL |
1301 | English Composition I | 3 | ENGL | 1302 | English Composition II | 3 | |
| MATH |
1314 | College Algebra | 3 | MATH | Math Elective2 | 3 | ||
| HIST |
1301 | 3 | HIST | 1302 | The U.S. Since 1877 | 3 | ||
| Natural Science* | 4 |
Natural Science* | 4 | |||||
| Arts&Sciences Elective1 | 3 | Soc/Behavioral Science* | 3 | |||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | ||||||
| SOPHOMORE YEAR |
SOPHOMORE YEAR | |||||||
| PSCI | 2305 | American National Govt | 3 | ENGL | Survey of Literature* | 3 |
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| COMM | Communication3 | 3 | ENGL | Language Studies5 | 3 |
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| Foreign Language/Study Abroad4 | 3 | Foreign Language/Study Abroad4 | 3 |
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| Visual /Performing Arts* | 3 | PSCI | 2306 | American State Govt | 3 |
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| Arts&Sciences Elective1 | 3 | Minor Curriculum** | 3 |
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| Activity or Wellness* | 1 |
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| Total | 15 |
16 |
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| JUNIOR YEAR |
JUNIOR YEAR | |||||||
| ENGL | 3339 | History of English Lang | 3 | ENGL | Adv Amer Lit Elective7 | 3 |
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| ENGL | 4301 | Shakespeare's Major Plays | 3 | ENGL | Adv British Lit Elective8 | 3 |
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| Minor Curriculum** | 3 | ENGL | Survey of Literature9 | 3 |
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| Advanced Minor Curr** | 3 | Adv Minor Curriculum** | 3 |
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| Adv Arts&Sciences Elective6 | 3 | Adv Arts&Sciences Elective6 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 15 |
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| SENIOR YEAR |
SENIOR YEAR | |||||||
| ENGL | 4399 | Senior Seminar | 3 | Adv ENGL Elective10 | 3 |
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| ENGL |
Adv Amer Lit Elective7 | 3 | Adv ENGL Elective10 | 3 |
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| ENGL |
Adv British Lit Elective8 | 3 | Advanced Minor Curr** | 3 |
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| Advanced Minor Curr** | 3 | Adv Arts&Sciences Elective6 | 3 | |||||
| Adv Arts&Sciences Elective6 | 3 | |||||||
| Total | 15 | 12 |
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| TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 120 | ||||||||
| 1Arts&Science electives, select from any discipline within the College of Arts and Sciences. | ||||||||
| 2Math elective, select 3 SCH from any math course above the level of College Algebra. | ||||||||
| 3Communication, select 3 SCH from COMM 1311, COMM 1315, or ENGL 2311. |
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4Foreign Language/Study Abroad, select 6 SCH in course work (not credit by exam) above the university’s foreign language admission requirement. Thus students who meet the university’s foreign language admission requirement by earning 6 hours of credit by exam, may take 6 SCH in the same language but at the intermediate level or above, or they may take 6 SCH of another foreign language at the introductory level. This requirement may also be met by earning 6 SCH in any subject while participating in a TAMIU-approved Study Abroad program while living for at least 3 months in a non-English speaking country. |
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| 5Language Studies, select 3 SCH from ENGL 3347 or 4309. | ||||||||
| 6Advanced Arts&Science electives, select from 3000-4000 level courses offered within the College of Arts and Sciences. | ||||||||
| 7American Literature, select 6 SCH from ENGL 3303, 3329, 4323, 4324, 4332, 4333, or 4398 (when topic is American). | ||||||||
| 8British Literature, select 6 SCH from ENGL 4306, 4325, 4327, 4328, 4329, 4330, 4331, 4336 or 4398 (when topic is British). | ||||||||
| 9Survey of Literature, select 3 SCH from ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333, or 2365 | ||||||||
| 10Advanced English electives, select 6 SCH from 3000-4000 level ENGL courses. | ||||||||
| Note: See information on the combined BA/MA in English. | ||||||||
| Actual degree plans may vary depending
on availability of courses in a given semester. |
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| Some courses may require
prerequisites not listed. |
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