Your Virginia Tech English Degree Consists of 120 hours: Liberal Ed Requirements (roughly 36 hrs) Major Requirements (51-55 hrs) Free University Electives (remaining hrs)

CLE Areas (36 hrs) 1: First-Year Writing 6 hrs 2: Ideas, Cultural Traditions, & Values 6 hrs 3: Society & Human Behavior6 hrs 4: Scientific Reasoning & Discovery6 hrs 5: Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning6 hrs 6: Creativity and Aesthetic Experience 3 hrs 7: Critical Issues in a Global Context3 hrs (double-dipper?)

Curriculum for Liberal Education The CLE Guide, which contains lists of Area 1-7 classes, is available online at This PDF is a great reference for required classes and free electives. We advise students to check for the new school year’s updated version.

Major Requirements: 3 Parts 1. ENGL Core Foundations, Lit Traditions, Global Literacy, & Capstone 2. Option Requirements 3. Free ENGL Electives

Major Requirements (50-54 hrs) Three Major Options *Each option has its own checklist(s). Before you leave, please take a copy of each for a clear overview of your choices within the major. 1. Creative Writing (54 hrs) 2. Professional Writing (51 hrs) 3. Literature, Language, and Culture: Literature Track (52 hrs) Pre-Law Track (52 hrs) Pre-Education Track (55 hrs)

Major Requirements: The English Core The English Core (24 hrs) 2604: Intro to Critical Reading *3 hrs 2614: Electronic Portfolio *2 hrs 2515: Survey of Brit Lit I and 2516: Survey of Brit Lit II 6 hrs 2525: Survey of Am Lit I or 2526: Survey of Am Lit II 3 hrs 4165: Shakespeare I or 4166: Shakespeare II 3 hrs 3534: Lit & Ecology or 3644: Postcolonial Lit or 3 hrs 3954: Study Abroad 4XXX: Senior E Portfolio

Core Requirements Capstone or Senior Seminar ENGL 4704: Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction ENGL 4714: Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry ENGL 4784: Senior Seminar in Literature ENGL 4874: Professional & Public Discourse (PW)

Major Requirements: Option Specifics Creative Writing (54 hrs) includes:  Creative Writing: Poetry  Creative Writing: Fiction  Fiction for Young People  Creative Nonfiction  Playwriting

Major Requirements: Option Specifics Professional Writing (51 hrs) includes:  Professional Writing  Technical Editing & Style  Designing Documents for Print  Writing for the Web  Issues in Professional and Public Discourse

Major Requirements: Option Specifics Lit, Language, & Culture (hours vary depending on track) includes: o Author courses: C.S. Lewis, Chaucer, Morrison o Period courses: Medieval, Renaissance, Victorian, Modern, Contemporary o Various topic courses: Children’s Lit, Women’s Lit, Native American Lit, Literature & the Law, Literary Criticism & Theory, Linguistics

Major Requirements: Option Specifics The Pre-Law track recommends elective hours of study: Sociology, Philosophy, History, Business. The Pre-Education track prepares you for possible application to graduate school (MAED). *Note: If you are interested in teaching elementary school, you MUST let us know as soon as you can!

Major Requirements: ENGL Electives ENGL electives (9-12 hrs) for ALL checklists:  Your choice, but remember:  Only 1 course can be under the 3000 level.  2 courses must be on the 4000 level. ***Professional writers have only 6 hrs and must talk to your advisors about under 3000 level courses.

You Must… 1 Formalize your option choice by the time you are a 60-hour junior, if not sooner 2 Run a What-If DARs (Degree Audit Report) to assist in option choice 3 Run a real DARs to chart your progress to degree 1 Visit Cathy Skinner and Vanessa Ruccolo until you are assigned a new faculty advisor within your option who will also act as your mentor 2 You are subject to checklist changes until you are a 60-hour junior

Sample DARs Report

Arranging Your Schedule Twice each academic year you will course request for classes:  October and March  Period of 1 week  Use Hokie SPA This period is called Course Request. Course request results will be returned to you about 3 weeks after you register for classes. You might not get every course you request. Preference is not first-come, first-served but is based on rank.

Rearranging Your Schedule After Course Request results are returned, you can alter your schedule. This period is known as Drop/Add. Drop/Add is open for a limited period each semester after Course Request. During summer, fall Drop/Add is closed. Drop/Add becomes available in August, before classes begin. For Course Request and for Drop/Add, you should consult your advisor to ensure that you are registering for courses that will count toward your degree.

For More Information on the Department: Departmental Web Site: Cathy Skinner Vanessa Ruccolo