Admission to the program is contingent upon good academic standing and acceptance by the department.
The department will not accept D transfer credit in the major. Achievement of a C or better in all major courses at Chicago State University is required.
Completion of 120 semester hours of work: 42 hours of General Education consisting of 6 hours of Composition; 6 hours of the same Foreign Language; 3 hours in Mathematics; 9 hours in Social Sciences; 9 hours in Humanities, of which 3 hours must be a Fine Arts course; 9 hours in Mathematics/Physical Science/Life Science/ Computer Science (CPTR 1060); (at least 3 credits from a Physical Science and at least 3 credits from a Life Science, of which one course must have a lab, chosen from: Biol/Chem/CPTR/Math/ Phys/PhSci); 3 credit hours of Critical Thinking, 3 credit hours Diversity, and 3 credit hours Interdisciplinary courses embedded in the preceding courses and selected from a list of approved courses; 51 hours in English; and 24 hours in English electives selected with the departmental advisor’s approval and 3 hours for a university elective; students must also pass the examination on the state and federal constitutions.
Before proceeding to any 4000-level course in literature, an English major in any of the options must have passed the English Qualifying Examination and completed English 2100 and 2260. Literature and Professional and Technical Writing majors must also take Eng 2280 before proceeding to any 4000-level course in literature. English majors in the literature and secondary teaching options must complete at least five 4000-level English courses before graduating.