BA: English, Creative Writing 2021-2022
Two Year Academic Roadmap
Fall Junior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories English ENGL 330 Interdisciplinary Writing 3 Major, GE & GWAR UDGE-C English ENGL 160, ENGL 231 or ENGL 260 ENGL 160 - Genre Fiction, ENGL 231 - Writing for the Popular Press, or ENGL 260 -Introduction to Creative Writing 3 Select one from ENGL 160 or ENGL 231 or 260 Major English ENGL 349 Perspectives on Multicultural Literature 3 Major Multicultural Perspectives Remaining GE, American Institutions Requirement, Lower Division Major Requirement or Free Elective Student Choice Student Choice 3 If any remaining GE, American Institutions Requirement or lower division major requirements are needed. If not, then take a free elective to help reach 120 units. Other Language or Free Elective Student Choice See catalog for course titles & descriptions. 3-4 Take a language course if requirement has not been met; otherwise, take a free elective (if needed) Language Total Units
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Milestones
- Note: Lower division English courses should be completed prior to transfer or during first semester
- Go to office hours for at least one class
- Sign up for the English Canvas Community
- Visit the Advising Center to check that all your lower division English requirements have been met
- Ask about joining English Club
- Make an appointment with the writing & multiliteracy center
- Attend a reading and/or Capstone presentation
Spring Junior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories English ENGL 325, ENGL 326 or ENGL 327 ENGL 325 - Major Non-Western Authors ENGL 326 - Maj British & European Authors ENGL 327 - Major American Authors 3 Select one from ENGL 325 or 326 or 327 Major English ENGL 360 Literary Theory 3 Major Upper Division General Education Student Choice Student Choice 3 See catalog for course titles and descriptions GE UDGE-B English ENGL 362, 461, 462, 463, 464 or 466 ENGL 362- Writing in Action, ENGL 461 - Fiction Writing, ENGL 462 -Poetry Writing, ENGL 463 - Writing for the Stage, ENGL 464 - Creative Nonfiction, or ENGL 466 - Screenwriting 3 Select one; topics are repeatable (at least 2 genres are required for Major). Major English ENGL 315 Intro. to Language, Structure and Linguistics 3 Major Total Units
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Milestones
- Submit to the Island Fox
- Visit your faculty advisor
- Talk to your faculty about grad school options
- Consider an on-campus job, such as a peer mentor
Fall Senior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories English ENGL 410 Shakespeare's Plays 3 Major English ENGL 362, ENGL 461, ENGL 462, ENGL 463, ENGL 464, or ENGL 466 ENGL 362 - Writing in Action, ENGL 461 - Fiction Writing, ENGL 462 - Poetry Writing, ENGL 463 - Writing for the Stage, ENGL 464 - Creative Nonfiction, ENGL 466 -Screenwriting 3 Select one; topics are repeatable (at least 2 genres are required for Major). Major English ENGL 362, ENGL 461, ENGL 462, ENGL 463, ENGL 464, or ENGL 466 ENGL 362 - Writing in Action, ENGL 461 - Fiction Writing, ENGL 462 - Poetry Writing, ENGL 463 - Writing for the Stage, ENGL 464 - Creative Nonfiction, ENGL 466 -Screenwriting 3 Select one; topics are repeatable (at least 2 genres are required for Major). Major Remaining GE, American Institutions Requirement, Lower Division Major Requirement or Free Elective Student Choice Student Choice 3 If any remaining GE, American Institutions Requirement or lower division major requirements are needed. If not, then take a free elective to help reach 120 units. Other Upper Division General Education Student Choice Student Choice 3 See catalog for course titles and descriptions GE UDGE-D Total Units
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Milestones
- Go to an English portfolio information session
- Submit your Capstone portfolio
- Apply for graduation
- Apply for graduate school, if applicable
Spring Senior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories English ENGL 499 Capstone Project/Senior Seminar 3 Major English ENGL 325, ENGL 326 or ENGL 327 ENGL 325 - Major Non-Western Authors ENGL 326 - Major British & European Authors ENGL 327 - Major American Authors 3 Select one from ENGL 325 or 326 or 327 Major English ENGL 465 Creative Writing Project 3 Major Remaining GE or Free Elective Student Choice Student Choice 3 If any remaining GE or lower division major requirements are needed. If not, then take a free elective to help reach 120 units. Other Free Elective Varies Student Choice 3 If needed to reach 120 units, take a free elective Elective Total Units
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Milestones
- Visit the Job Fair
- Invest time in your Capstone project