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Following is a 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; responsible for meeting all course prerequisites; and must meet foreign language and writing intensive course requirements for graduation. See Academic Regulations-Undergraduate online.

*See Appendix A: Core Curriculum and Optional Course Information in the University Catalog.
** See Appendix C:  Approved List of Minors and Requirements in University Catalog (Instead of a minor, students may complete 18 SCH of electives, 12 SCH of which must be at the 3000-4000 level, from any discipline, except the major field, outside the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.)

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TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 120

¹Foreign Language/Study Abroad: Select 6 SCH in course work (not credit by exam) above the university’s foreign language graduation requirement. Thus, students who meet the university’s foreign language graduation 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 4 weeks in another country.
²Math elective: select 3 SCH from any math course above the level of College Algebra.
³Language, Philosophy & Culture: select 3 SCH from ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333, or 2365.
⁴General electives: select 17 SCH, at least 12 must be at the 3000-4000 level, from any discipline, outside the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Students who do not elect to have a minor curriculum may use up to 9 hours of their available electives in additional courses in their major curriculum..
⁵Survey of Literature: select 3 SCH from ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333, or 2365.
⁶Advanced American Literature: select 6 SCH from ENGL 3330, 3331, 3332, 3333, 4330, 4331, 4334, 4335, 4336, or 4339
⁷Advanced British Literature: select 6 SCH from ENGL 3320, 3321, 3322, 3323, 3324, 3325, 3326, 3327, 4320, 4321, 4322, 4323, 4324, or 4325.
⁸Language Studies: select 3 SCH from ENGL 3311 or 4313. .
⁹Advanced English electives: select 6 SCH from 3000-4000 level ENGL courses.
¹⁰ Shakespeare: Select 3 SCH from ENGL: 4322, 4323, 4324, or 4325.

NOTE 1: See information on the combined BA/MA Prograns in this section.
NOTE 2: Students who do not elect to have a minor curriculum may use up to 9 hours of their available electives in addiaitonl courses in their major curriculum.
NOTE 3: No English course/topic may be utilized for credit for more than one English degree requirement.

Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester.
Some courses may require prerequisites not listed.

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