| Standard Major in English (For Checklist, click here. Use Side One only.) | ||
| Before Fall, 2008 | Fall 2008 and After | |
| Total hours, including minimum per course type ... | At least 27 hours of courses, including at least… 2 Gateway courses 4 English courses at the 300 level |
At least 34 hours of courses, including at least… 2 Gateway courses 4 English courses at the 300 level 1 course outside the English Department in a literature other than British, American, or Irish. This course may be taught either in English or in another language. Under normal circumstances such courses do not count toward the historical requirement or the diversity requirement for the English major. |
| Distribution Requirements: at least… |
Cultural: 1 course in American, 1 course in British, 1 course in Diversity Historical: 1 course in Pre-1700, 1 course in 1700-1900, 1 course in 1900-Present |
No change |
| Advising Plan | Required | No change |
| Recommended: | At least one course in poetry and one in drama; one course in a non-English-language literature, whether read in the original or in translation | At least one course in poetry and one in drama |
| Honors | By application & acceptance; year-long project of supervised research with a faculty member, submission of a 35-page essay (or equivalent project) and an oral examination | No change |
| Concentration Majors in English (For Checklist, click here. Use both sides.) (African-American Studies, American Literature and Culture, Creative Writing, Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, Modern Culture and Media, Theater and Drama) | ||
| Before Fall, 2008 | Fall 2008 and After | |
| Minimum total hours in English, including at least ... | At least 21 hours in English, including at least… 2 Gateway courses 3 courses at the 300 level (4 for American Lit. and Culture, or Modern Culture and Media) (no change) a 400-level course: the Senior Tutorial, a Senior Seminar, or Honors in English 3 (or 4 in some cases) courses in English with a strong focus in the theme of the concentration (no change) |
At least 28 hours in English, including at least…* No change in other requirements |
| Distribution Requirements: at least… | Same as regular major | Same as regular major |
| Outside of English: at least… | No change | No change |
| *28 hours is the correct requirement for a concentration major. The Oberlin College 2008-09 catalog is in error. | ||
| Minor in English | |
| At least 15 hours in English, including at least…
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1 Gateway course 2 courses at the 300 level |
| Distribution Requirements: at least… |
1 course in Diversity 1 course in pre-1900 (that is, either pre-1700 or 1700-1900) |
Plan for the Major
This is a statement, written by the student after discussion with the advisor, exploring the student’s intentions and goals for the major. There is no set form for the Plan for the Major, but it should address the basic questions: why do I want to major in English? What do I want to do in the major? (Click here to see a sample Plan.)
The advisor should work with the student until an acceptable Plan for the Major is received.
In addition to the Plan, the student must fill out the Major Declaration Checklist (available on the website [link]). The advisor initials checklist and signs Declaration of Major when Plan is approved. Plan is revised as needed.
English majors are required to enroll in a 400-level course to fulfill the major. A Senior Tutorial, a Senior Seminar, or
admission to the Honors Program will fulfill this requirement. Application for either the Tutorial and Seminar will be required of rising seniors in the second semester of the junior year.
Senior Tutorials allow students to pursue an individual critical project in a small group supervised by a faculty member whose areas of expertise may shape the projects directed. Tutorials are available only to English majors.
Senior Seminars offer students an opportunity to focus on a common set of critical issues and works and to conduct significant research leading to a term paper. If spaces remain in Senior Seminars after all senior English majors have been accommodated, they will be available, by application, to other qualified students.
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