Program: English, B.S. - Western New Mexico University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 06, 2025

2022-2023 Catalog

Four Year Degree

(120 minimum credit hours required)

University Requirements

General Education Credit Hours: 31
Service Learning Credit Hours: 3
Upper Division Credit Hours: 42
Writing Intensive Credit Hours: 9

B.S. Requirements

Complete an additional six credit hours in the following beyond the General Education requirements.

(courses used for BS requirement will not count as General Education)

Math and/or
Computer Science and/or
GEOG 323 - Social Statistics Credit Hours: 3
SOC 323 - Social Statistics Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 2510 - Statistical Principles for Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Select One Concentration from the Two Choices below:

Minor must be outside the English discipline.

Literature Concentration

ENGL 1410 - Introduction to Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 2310 - Introduction to Creative Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 2110 - Traditional Grammar Credit Hours: 3
or
ENGL 419 - Advanced Composition Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 365 - Topics and Problems in World Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 366 - Topics and Problems in Literature in English Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 367 - Topics and Problems in Literature of the Americas Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 440 - Shakespeare Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 496 - English Capstone Credit Hours: 3
Upper division literature Credit Hours: 9
Upper division writing Credit Hours: 3

Credit Hours 36

Writing Concentration

ENGL 1410 - Introduction to Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 2310 - Introduction to Creative Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 2210 - Professional and Technical Communication Credit Hours: 3
or
ENGL 2110 - Traditional Grammar Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 365 - Topics and Problems in World Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 366 - Topics and Problems in Literature in English Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 367 - Topics and Problems in Literature of the Americas Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 496 - English Capstone Credit Hours: 3

Select 3 of the Following 4 Courses:

ENGL 421 - Advanced Writing Poetry Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 422 - Advanced Writing Fiction Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 423 - Advanced Creative Nonfiction Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 424 - Advanced Creative Writing: The Stage Credit Hours: 3 (Up to 9 Credit Hours)
ENGL ___ - Guided Electives (three hours must be upper level) Credit Hours: 6

Credit Hours 36