2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

College of Humanities and Social Sciences
• A central file of course syllabi with representative
assignments is maintained by the department for
inspection by the committee and other qualified
persons.
• Faculty advisors monitor each student's progress
toward completing major requirements and
meeting the Program Goals listed in the catalog.
Advisors report any problems or deficiencies in the
program encountered by their students to the
Program Assessment Committee through the
department chair.
• All English majors take a senior-year seminar
(English 493) emphasizing professional standards
and synthesizing the writing and analytical skills
students have acquired in other English classes.
All students in English 493 write a senior research
paper, one copy of which is submitted to the
Program Assessment Committee for review. In
order to pass English 493, students must demonstrate
satisfactory levels of achievement in
meeting the program goals.
• The Program Assessment Committee reviews or
has reviewed the papers from English 493 on an
annual basis and prepares an analysis of what
they reveal about the program's success.
• The Program Assessment Committee reviews
field placement supervisor reports.
• The Program Assessment Committee administers
a student-satisfaction questionnaire to all senior
English majors each year. Similar questionnaires
are sent to recent graduates and representative
employers on a periodic basis.
• The Program Assessment Committee monitors
the English curricula at leading comparable
institutions and apprises the department of
innovations worthy of consideration.
ENGLISH MAJOR
• Faculty advisors meet individually with each of
their students on a regular basis to help plan
schedules and discuss educational and career
goals. Advisors maintain an accurate and up-todate
record of each student’s progress towards
completion of the requirements for the major.
• All English majors will participate in a senior-year
seminar in which all of the writing and analytical
skills acquired in other English classes will be
synthesized. Students in the class will be
expected to complete a senior research project.
Specific Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts
in English
A total of 45 credits in English beyond 101 and 102
(FL 100 and ENG 106 may be counted, but not double
counted for Foreign Language), distributed as follows:
ENG Courses Titles Credits
ENG 201 Introduction to Literary Study ........ 3
(To be taken at or near the start of the program.)
ENG 493 Senior Seminar ............................. 3
(To be taken at or near the end of the program)
One of the following courses in Genres:.................... 3
ENG 307 Poetry
ENG 308 Fiction
ENG 309 Drama
At least three courses in Literature in Historical
Perspective, chosen with the approval of the major
advisor, two of which must comprise a sequence of
American or British literature at the 200 level (i.e.,
ENG 210 and ENG 212 or ENG 231 and ENG 232),
while the third must be at the 300 level or above.
.................................................................................. 9
At least two courses in Major Writers, at least one
of which must be in Shakespeare.............................. 6
At least one course in Literary Theory....................... 3
At least one course in Writing, beyond ENG 101
and 102 ..................................................................... 3
At least one course in The English Language and
Linguistics (FL 100 and ENG 106 may be counted,
but not double counted for Foreign Language).
.................................................................................. 3
At least 12 credits of English electives, chosen with
the approval of the major advisor (General
Education and Foreign Language requirements
may not be double counted) .................................... 12
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TOTAL 45
Specific Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts
in English with Creative Writing Emphasis
A total of 45 credits in English beyond 101 and 102
(FL 100 and ENG 106 may be counted, but not double
counted for Foreign Language), distributed as follows:
125