37-38 credits
- At least one-half of your courses for the English major must be completed at New Paltz.
- Credits for Composition courses (ENG160 Composition I, ENG170 Writing and Rhetoric, ENG180 Composition II, ENG206 Advanced Writing and Rhetoric, ENG207 Intermediate Composition ) are not included in the major requirement.
- Courses taken S*/U* or graded below C- cannot be counted toward the major.
- Students transferring 3-credit English courses considered equivalent to 4-credit ENG courses at New Paltz may need to take additional English electives to make up missing credits. All Adolescence Education: English majors must complete at least 37 credits.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Courses (16 Credits) | ||
| ENG300 | Seminar in Critical Practices | 4 |
| ENG303 | Introduction to British Literature | 4 |
| ENG333 | Introduction to American Literature | 4 |
| ENG343 | Transnational Literature | 4 |
| or ENG353 | Multiethnic and Diasporic Literature | |
| English Language (3 Credits) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Development of Modern English | ||
| Intro To Linguistics | ||
| Sociolinguistics | ||
| Shakespeare (4 Credits) | ||
| ENG406 | Shakespeare I: Selected Works | 4 |
| or ENG407 | Shakespeare II: Selected Works | |
| Theory and Practice of Reading and Writing (3 Credits) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Expository Writing | ||
| Creative Writing Workshop I | ||
| Theories of Writing | ||
| Literacy Criticism (4 Credits) | ||
| ENG420 | Literary Criticism | 4 |
| or ENG423 | Contemporary Literary Theory | |
| Literature for Young Adults (4 Credits) | ||
| ENG460 | Classic Juvenile Fantasy Literature | 4 |
| or ENG465 | Young Adult Literature | |
| Upper-Division Course in English (3-4 Credits) | ||
| Select one course 1 | 3-4 | |
| Total Credits | 37-38 | |
