Description

The Department of English offers a minor in American literature to N.C. State students, except for (General English Major degree) LAN and (English World Lit. major) LIT English majors. The minor consists of any five courses in American literature, three of which must be at the 300 level or above, and one of which must be at the 400-level or above. Students may transfer in no more than six hours toward the minor. This minor will focus on the English-language literature of the United States and of the British colonies out of which the United States emerged. No courses for the minor may be taken for S/U credit.

Requirements

• 15 hours (5 courses) in American literature
• No more than 6 hours of transfer credit
• 3 courses must be at the 300-level or above
• 1 course must be at the 400-level or above
• An overall GPA of 2.0 in the minor and may count no course grade lower than a 'C-'.
• A maximum of ONE (1) course may be used (double-counted) towards both departmental major requirements and minor requirements.

Required Courses

None

Elective Courses

ENG 248This link will open in a new window Survey of African American Literature
ENG 252This link will open in a new window Major American Writers
ENG 265This link will open in a new window American Literature I
ENG 266This link will open in a new window American Literature II
ENG 298This link will open in a new window Special Projects (when the topic is in American Literature)
ENG 368This link will open in a new window American Poetry to 1900
ENG 369This link will open in a new window The American Novel of the Nineteenth Century
ENG 420This link will open in a new window Major American Author
ENG 448This link will open in a new window African-American Literature
ENG 468This link will open in a new window American Romantics
ENG 469This link will open in a new window American Realism and Naturalism
ENG 470This link will open in a new window American Literature, 1914-1945
ENG 471This link will open in a new window American Literature, Since 1945
ENG 476This link will open in a new window Southern Literature
ENG 491 Honors in English (when the topic is in American literature)
ENG 498This link will open in a new window Special Topics in English (when the topic is in American literature)
ENG 531This link will open in a new window American Colonial Literature*
ENG 548This link will open in a new window African-American Literature*
ENG 555This link will open in a new window American Romantic Period*
ENG 565This link will open in a new window American Realism and Naturalism*
ENG 573This link will open in a new window Modern American Drama*
ENG 575This link will open in a new window Southern Writers*
ENG 576This link will open in a new window Twentieth-Century American Poetry*
ENG 577This link will open in a new window Twentieth-Century American Prose*
ENG 582This link will open in a new window Studies in Literature (when the topic is in American literature)*

*Graduate courses are available to undergraduates with the permission of the instructor

Admissions and Certification of Minor

In both instances, students should contact Professor Allen Stein in 121 Tompkins. The minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from his or her degree program. Paperwork for certification can be found in 246 Tompkins and should be completed during the registration period for the student's final semester at NC State.

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Date Posted:  June 5, 2012
SIS Code: 11ALM