Editing Sample TESU BA English Degree Plan

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 RA credits to complete their degree. See the 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.

Course Expected	Recommended Course to Take	Recommended Provider
American Literature I & II	American Literature (6 credits)	CLEP If you do not live near a testing center, US residents may take this exam online
English Literature I & II	English Literature (6 credits)	CLEP If you do not live near a testing center, US residents may take this exam online
American Literature I	English 102: American Literature	Study.com
American Literature I	ENG-201: American Literature Survey: Early America to 1900	Coopersmith
American Literature II	ENG-202: American Literature Survey: 1900 to Present	Coopersmith

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

Course Expected	Recommended Course to Take	Recommended Provider
Analyzing & Interpreting	Analysis & Interpretation of Literature (6 credits)	CLEP If you do not live near a testing center, US residents may take this exam online
Analyizing & Interpreting	English 103: Analyzing and Interpreting Literature	Study.com

Part C. Non-Western Literature

Content should be non-British, non-American literature. 3 credits required.

Course Expected	Recommended Course to Take	Recommended Provider
Non-Western Literature	English 301: Non-Western Literature (UL)	Study.com

Part D. AOS Electives

18 credits required. 15 credits in the AOS + capstone need to be UL.

Course Expected	Recommended Course to Take	Recommended Provider
UL English Elective	English 305: Advanced Technical Writing (UL)	Study.com
UL English Elective	LIT-401: Medieval Hispano-Jewish Poetry (UL)	Coopersmith
UL English Elective	ENGL 317 Technical Writing (UL) This does overlap with Study.com's Advanced Technical Writing. Study.com recommended	University of Idaho Independent Study
UL English Elective	ENGL 4476 Shakespeare (UL) This should be UL credit. Check with an advisor to confirm.	University of Idaho Independent Study
UL English Elective	ENGL317R Writing Creative Nonfiction (UL)	Brigham Young University Independent Study
UL English Elective	ENGL319R Writing Poetry (UL)	Brigham Young University Independent Study
UL English Elective	ENGL320R Writing for Children and Adolescents (UL)	Brigham Young University Independent Study
UL English Elective	ENGL336 The American Novel (UL)	Brigham Young University Independent Study
UL English Elective	ENGL361 American Literature 1800-1865 (UL)	Brigham Young University Independent Study
UL English Elective	ENGL362 American Literature 1865-1914 (UL)	Brigham Young University Independent Study
UL English Elective	ENGL363 American Literature 1914-1960 (UL)	Brigham Young University Independent Study
UL English Elective	ENGL366 Studies in Poetry (UL)	Brigham Young University Independent Study
UL English Elective	ENGL382 Shakespeare (UL)	Brigham Young University Independent Study
UL English Elective	ENGL385 British Literature 1603-1660: The Renaissance (UL)	Brigham Young University Independent Study
UL English Elective	ENGL420 Young Adult Literature (UL)	Brigham Young University Independent Study
UL English Elective	ELANG322 Modern American Usage (UL)	Brigham Young University Independent Study
UL English Elective	ELANG 325 The Grammar of English (UL)	Brigham Young University Independent Study
UL English Elective	WRTG312 Persuasive Writing (UL)	Brigham Young University Independent Study
UL English Elective	WRTG316 Technical Communication (UL) May overlap with English 305 at Study.com	Brigham Young University Independent Study

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.

Course Expected	Recommended Course to Take	Recommended Provider
English Elective	English 101: English Literature (does not duplicate with required American Literature)	Study.com
English Elective	English 310: Short Stories	Study.com
English Elective	ENG-211: Constructing and Writing Logical Arguments	Coopersmith

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.

Course Expected	Recommended Course to Take	Recommended Provider
Humanities	History 301: Historiography & Historical Methods (UL)	Study.com
Humanities	History 308: Causes and Effects of the Vietnam War (UL)	Study.com
Humanities	History 311: The Holocaust & World War II (UL)	Study.com
Humanities	History 306: The American Civil War Era (UL)	Study.com
Humanities	Business 305: Leadership Communication (UL)	Study.com
Humanities	Business 324: Managerial Communication (UL)	Study.com
Humanities	HIS-304: History of Food Trucks (UL)	Coopersmith
Humanities	Many foreign languages	ACTFL

Liberal Arts Capstone

Must be taken at TESU. There is an alternative 6-credit capstone available that provides hands-on experience.

Electives

27 credits required. See the GE Requirements Roadmap for suggestions.