Eighteen semester hours exclusive of ENGL 110 or its equivalent. ENGL 200 or 201 or 202 and at least one "survey" course selected from ENGL 203, 204, 371, or 372 must be included. At least nine semester hours, exclusive of ENGL 371 or 372, must be at the 300-, 400-, or 500-level. Three of these nine hours (or at least one course) must be selected from pre-1800 literature courses. Students may select ENGL 203 or 371 but then they must take a second course from ENGL 203, 204, 371, or 371 to fulfill the "survey" requirement.

A minimum grade of C (2.0) must be obtained in each course in the major.