The Bachelor of Arts with a Major in English prepares students for a wide range of opportunities by sharpening critical reading, writing and thinking skills necessary for the demands of an ever-changing work force.

Students can follow several different tracks in the English program, depending on their career plans and personal preferences. These tracks include course work geared toward preparation for teaching, journalism, creative writing, law, public relations work as well as graduate or other advanced studies in English or related fields. Advisors assist students in determining the appropriate curriculum based on individual plans.

Students have the opportunity to work on college publications, such as The Eagle’s Eye, the student newspaper; and The Sierra Nevada Review , a literary magazine with a national distribution and recipient of NEA and Nevada Arts Council awards. Internships are also available for interested students in local media, schools and businesses as well as on campus in the English lab.

Extracurricular activities for English students include poetry slams, literary readings, attendance at the Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference, participation in student writing groups, journalism field trips, and more. The English program has hosted renowned writers including Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Hass, Brenda Hillman, Denise Duhamel, Lola Haskins, and Ellen Hopkins.

B.A. in English Program Requirements*
Humanities Requirements		CREDITS
PHIL 101 or HUMN 210	Intro to Philosophy or World Religions	3
ENGL 250 or THEA 220	Intro to Shakespeare or Survey of Western Theater	3
ENGL 295	Intro to Literary Criticism	3
PSYC, HIST or HUMN	One Elective	3
	Total Humanities Credits	12
English Requirements		CREDITS
ENGL 304, 305, 340, 345, 387, 388, 405, 440, or 445	Advanced Writing – Choose three	9
ENGL 326 or 327	Early or Contemporary American Literature	3
ENGL 330	Multicultural Literature	3
ENGL 350 or 351	Shakespeare’s Tragedies or Comedies	3
ENGL 371 or 373	Advanced Literature Analysis	3
ENGL 381	Language, Thought, and Culture	3
ENGL 435	British Literature through the 18th Century	3
ENGL 436	Britishi Lit from 18th Century to the Present	3
ENGL	Upper Division English Elective	3
ENGL 450	Capstone English	3
HUMN 493	Senior Project	3
	Total English Credits	39
Total English Credits		51
SNC CORE Curriculum		30
General Electives		39
	TOTAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS	120

*Requirements listed above are based off the 2011-2012 Catalog, for other information check past catalogs or graduation requirements.