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=Generic BA English Degree Plan=
This is a generic degree plan that applies to [[Thomas Edison State University]] for a Bachelor of Arts in English as of approximately December of 2020. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan. 

==General Education Requirements==
As of 2021, students will be required to have a minimum of 30 [[Accreditation|RA]] credits to complete their degree. See the [[Sample TESU General Education Requirements Roadmap|GE Requirements Roadmap]] for details and suggestions on courses that will fill this requirement.


==English AOS==
42 total credits required, 15 credits need to be UL. 

===Part A. Survey of Literature===
6 credits in American Literature.

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| American Literature I & II || American Literature (6 credits) || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]<br><small>If you do not live near a testing center, US residents may take this exam online</small>
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| English Literature I & II || English Literature (6 credits) || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]<br><small>If you do not live near a testing center, US residents may take this exam online</small>
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| American Literature I || English 102: American Literature || [[Study.com]]
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| American Literature I || ENG-201: American Literature Survey: Early America to 1900 || [[Coopersmith Career Consulting|Coopersmith]]
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| American Literature II || ENG-202: American Literature Survey: 1900 to Present || [[Coopersmith Career Consulting|Coopersmith]]
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The CLEP exam is known to fulfill the degree's requirements. The Coopersmith courses have not yet been tested.

===Part B. Analyzing & Interpreting Literature===
3 credits required
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| Analyzing & Interpreting || Analysis & Interpretation of Literature (6 credits) || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]<br><small>If you do not live near a testing center, US residents may take this exam online</small>
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| Analyizing & Interpreting || English 103: Analyzing and Interpreting Literature || [[Study.com]]
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===Part C. Non-Western Literature===
Content should be non-British, non-American literature.
3 credits required.
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| Non-Western Literature || English 301: Non-Western Literature (UL) || [[Study.com]]

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===Part D. AOS Electives===
18 credits required. 15 credits in the AOS + capstone need to be UL.

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| UL English Elective || English 305: Advanced Technical Writing (UL) || [[Study.com]]
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| UL English Elective || LIT-401: Medieval Hispano-Jewish Poetry (UL) || [[Coopersmith Career Consulting|Coopersmith]]
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| UL English Elective || ENGL 317 Technical Writing (UL)<br><small>This <b>does overlap</b> with Study.com's Advanced Technical Writing. Study.com recommended</small> || [[Sources of Credit|University of Idaho Independent Study]]
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| UL English Elective || ENGL 4476 Shakespeare (UL)<br><small>This should be UL credit. Check with an advisor to confirm.</small> || [[Sources of Credit|University of Idaho Independent Study]]


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| UL English Elective || ENGL317R Writing Creative Nonfiction (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
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| UL English Elective || ENGL319R Writing Poetry (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
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| UL English Elective || ENGL320R Writing for Children and Adolescents (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
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| UL English Elective || ENGL336 The American Novel (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
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| UL English Elective || ENGL361 American Literature 1800-1865 (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
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| UL English Elective || ENGL362 American Literature 1865-1914 (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
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| UL English Elective || ENGL363 American Literature 1914-1960 (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
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| UL English Elective || ENGL366 Studies in Poetry (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
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| UL English Elective || ENGL382 Shakespeare (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
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| UL English Elective || ENGL385 British Literature 1603-1660: The Renaissance (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
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| UL English Elective || ENGL420 Young Adult Literature (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
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| UL English Elective || ELANG322 Modern American Usage (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
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| UL English Elective || ELANG 325 The Grammar of English (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
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| UL English Elective || WRTG312 Persuasive Writing (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
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| UL English Elective || WRTG316 Technical Communication (UL)<br><small>May overlap with English 305 at Study.com</small> || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
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Check with an advisor before starting any of these courses. You may also be able to find other UL English courses for a lower cost at a local college or university.

 
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| English Elective || English 101: English Literature (does not duplicate with required American Literature) || [[Study.com]]
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| English Elective || English 310: Short Stories || [[Study.com]]
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| English Elective || ENG-211: Constructing and Writing Logical Arguments || [[Coopersmith Career Consulting|Coopersmith]]
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Verify before taking the Coopersmith courses.

===Part E. Additional AOS Electives===
12 credits required. If you haven't fully met UL requirements with parts A-D, UL courses in this area also count toward requirement.

Electives in this area must be Humanities. Below is just a sampling of possibilities.

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| Humanities || History 301: Historiography & Historical Methods (UL) || [[Study.com]]
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| Humanities || History 308: Causes and Effects of the Vietnam War (UL) || [[Study.com]]
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| Humanities || History 311: The Holocaust & World War II (UL) || [[Study.com]]
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| Humanities || History 306: The American Civil War Era (UL) || [[Study.com]]
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| Humanities || Business 305: Leadership Communication (UL) || [[Study.com]]
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| Humanities || Business 324: Managerial Communication (UL) || [[Study.com]]
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| Humanities || HIS-304: History of Food Trucks (UL) || [[Coopersmith]]
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| Humanities || Many foreign languages || [[ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)|ACTFL]]
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==Liberal Arts Capstone==
Must be taken at TESU. There is an [https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Alternative-Capstone-Academic-Community-Impact alternative 6-credit] capstone available that provides hands-on experience.

==Electives==
27 credits required. 
See the [[Sample TESU General Education Requirements Roadmap|GE Requirements Roadmap]] for suggestions.


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