ENGLISH MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

All declared English majors must have cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or better in major courses in order to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in English degree. English majors must receive a grade of "C" or better in any English major course. All English majors must to complete (or demonstrate proficiency through a Course Waiver or Credit by Examination) a two-semester sequence, 8 credits of a modern language.

 

LITERATURE EMPHASIS

(Total:  42 Credit Hours)

Literature majors must complete (or demonstrate proficiency through a Course Waiver or Credit by Examination) a two-semester sequence, 8 credits of a modern language. These courses should be taken in partial fulfillment of the General Education Uniquely UOG and Direction Building requirements.
Required Courses: (24 credit hours): EN225, LN300, EN311 or EN316 or EN319, EN314, EN317, EN318, EN461 or EN473 or EN/AN333. Capstone Requirement: EN480.
Electives (18 credit hours, at least nine of which must be at the 400-level): any 300- or 400-level EN or LN course.
Note: Students successfully completing either ED492 Practicum in Student Teaching or ED498 Internship in Teaching may waive EN480.

 

General Education: Literature Emphasis

Tier 2, category #3, Creative and Expressive Arts (3 credit hours)
It is recommended that prospective Literature emphasis students take EN210 Introduction to Literature to complete this Gen Ed requirement

Tier 2, category #4, Human Systems and Organizations (3 credit hours)
It is recommended that prospective Literature emphasis students take LN101 Introduction to Language to complete this GenEd requirement

Tier 2, Uniquely UOG (7 credit hours)
In addition to the mandatory language other than English course (4 credit hours), it is recommended that prospective Literature emphasis students take EN213 Literature, Myth and Culture to complete this GenEd requirement General Education: Literature Emphasis

Tier 2, Direction Building (9-11 credit hours)
After declaring as an English: Literature emphasis major, students will take the following to complete this Gen Ed requirement:

• EN225 Introduction to Literary Criticism
• EN314 or EN317 or EN318 (EN225 is the prerequisite for all these courses)
  While only one of these courses will double count toward both GenEd and your major requirements, all three of these courses are required for the Literature emphasis major.
  • A second semester of the language other than English that was taken to help fulfill the above category, Uniquely Guam

 

LINGUISTICS/ESL EMPHASIS

(Total:  42 Credit Hours)

Linguistics/ESL majors must complete (or demonstrate proficiency through a Course Waiver or Credit by Examination) a two-semester sequence, 8 credits of a modern language. These courses should be taken in partial fulfillment of the General Education Uniquely UOG and Direction Building requirements.

Required Courses (27 credit hours): LN101, LN300, LN350, LN371, LN385, LN402, LN440/G, and LN460. Capstone Requirement: LN400
Electives (1 5 credit hours): ED480, ED481, LN440 (if different topic is taken). Or any 300- or 400- level EN course.

LINGUISTICS COURSES
Linguistics offers students a view of how language as a human phenomenon is constructed and how it functions in society. Linguistics courses are included in the English majors and minors, and the Anthropology major.

GENERAL EDUCATION: LINGUISTICS

EMPHASIS TIER 2, Category 1, Science and Math {3 CR)
It is recommended (but not required) that prospective Linguistics emphasis students take CS200 Computer Applications and Lab

TIER 2, Category 2, Human Science {3 CR)
It is recommended (but not required) that prospective Linguistics emphasis students take PY1 01 General Psychology OR S01 01 Introduction to Sociology

TIER 2, Category 3 Creative and Expressive Arts (3 CR)
It is recommended (but not required) that prospective Linguistics emphasis students take EN210 Introduction to Literature OR TH101 Introduction to the Theater

TIER 2, Category 4 Human Systems and Organizations (3 CR)
It is recommended that prospective Linguistics emphasis students take LN101 Introduction to Language (this will also count towards the English major-linguistics emphasis requirement)

TIER 2, Category 5 Cultural Perspective (3 CR)
It is recommended that prospective Linguistics emphasis students take AN1 01 Introduction to Anthropology OR ED265 Culture and Education on Guam

TIER 2 UNIQUELY UOG (7 CR: 4 cr. must be in a Language other than EN)
It is recommended that prospective Linguistics emphasis students take EN213 Literature Myth and Culture OR ED265 Culture and Education on Guam (if student did not take this under Category 5 above)

TIER 2 DIRECTION BUILDING (9-11 CR)
After declaring an English: Linguistics emphasis major, students will take the following courses to complete this Gen Ed requirement:
*LN300 Introduction to Linguistics
*LN350 (Linguistics and Language Arts), OR LN371 (World English) OR LN 385 (Structure of English) N.B. LN300 is the prerequisite for all these courses
*{from Uniquely UOG category): Language: a second semester of the language other than English that was taken to help fulfill the above category).

 

 

ENGLISH FOR EDUCATION

(Total:  42 Credit Hours)

English for Education majors must complete (or demonstrate proficiency through a Course Waiver or Credit by Examination) a two-semester sequence, 8 credits of a modern language. These courses should be taken in partial fulfillment of the General Education Uniquely UOG and Direction Building requirements.

Required Courses: EN225, EN317, EN314, EN318 or EN320 or EN/AN333, EN319, EN400, LN300, LN350, LN385, CO350.
Capstone Requirements: EN480 or LN400.

Electives: 9 credits - Choose one course from each group.
Group 1: EN 311 or EN 321
Group 2: EN450, EN460, EN470, EN 480 (if not taken as capstone)
Group 3: LN401, LN460, LN440, LN 400 (if not taken as capstone)