UTexas

Suggested Arrangement of Courses, English (BA)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
Foreign Language (General Education)6
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
U.S. History (Core) 0603
2nd Semester
Foreign Language (General Education)6
Mathematics (Core) 0203
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 0803
E 314JTopics in Literature Across the Curriculum (Major)3
or E 314L Topics in Introduction to Literary Studies
or E 314T Advanced Placement Credit in English
or E 314V Topics in Introduction to Literature and Culture
3rd Semester
Diverse Perspectives E course (Major)3
E 316LBritish Literature (Core, Major) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
4th Semester
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
Social Science course (General Education)3
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
5th Semester
1940-Present E course (Major)3
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 0933
Cultural Expression, Human Experience, and Thought course (General Education)3
Upper-division Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
6th Semester
1830-1940 E course (Major)3
1630-1830 E course (Major)3
Upper-division E course (Major)3
Upper-division Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)3
7th Semester
Pre-1630 E course (Major)3
Single or Dual Author E course (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)3
Upper-division Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
8th Semester
Upper-division E course (Major)3
Upper-division E course (Major)3
Upper-division elective (Elective)3
Upper-division elective (Elective)6
Total Hours120

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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