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English - Literature and Creative Writing (BA) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


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First Year Hours K-State Core  
Semester 1      
ENGL 100    Expository Writing I   3      
English Course (220–297) 3    
First Foreign Language - Level I 4    
DAS 101   -Discover, Create, and Thrive: Arts and Sciences Orientation   1      
Social and Behavioral Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Total Credits: 14      
       
Semester 2      
ENGL 310   - Introduction to Literary Studies   3      
First Foreign Language - Level II 3      
COMM 106   - Public Speaking I   3    
Math/Statistics Course Requirement 3 KSC 030  
Intro Creative Writing Course 1 3    
Total Credits: 16      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1      
ENGL 200   - Expository Writing II   OR 3      
ENGL 210   - Honors English   3      
First Foreign Language - Level III or Second Foreign Language - Level I 3    
Natural/Physical Science Course Requirement 4-5 KSC 040  
English Course 1 (315–599)  / US Multicultural Overlay 3    
Social and Behavioral Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Total Credits: 16      
       
Semester 2      
Intro Creative Writing Course 2 3    
First Foreign Language - Level IV or Second Foreign Language - Level II / Global Perspectives Overlay 3    
Arts & Humanities 1 3 KSC 060  
Outside Concentration 3    
Natural/Quantitative Restrictive Elective 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1      
ENGL 350   - Introduction to Shakespeare  3      
English Survey 1 3    
Arts & Humanities 2 / Ethical Reasoning Overlay 3    
Outside Concentration 3    
Fine Arts Restricted Elective 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
English Survey 2 3    
Non-Quantitative Social Sciences Restrictive Elective 3    
Natural, Quantitative, or Social Science course w/ MATH or STAT prereq 3    
English Advance Creative Writing Course 1 3    
English Language course      
Total Credits: 15      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
ENGL 698  - Capstone Seminar   3      
English Advanced Creative Writing Course 2 3    
Natural/Quantitative Restrictive Elective 2 3    
Outside Concentration 3    
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
English Course (600–799) 3    
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Free Elective 3    
Free Elective 3    
Free Elective - Internship, Undergraduate Research, or Independent Study Recommended 2    
Total Credits: 14      

 

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