Sample Four-year Plan for English Writing Emphasis Major
Note: The four-year plan below is for example purposes only. Students should refer to the catalog in effect upon their entry to Viterbo for more specifics on requirements of the core curriculum, major, and degree. Also, some courses have certain semester rotations that may or may not be reflected below. Your advisor will assist you with actual registration planning to accommodate these rotations. For complete information see the current undergraduate catalog.
| Freshman Fall |
15 credits |
ENGL 103 - Composition and Argument OR
ENGL 105 - Accelerated Composition (replaces 103/104) OR
ENGL 195 - Honors Writing Seminar (replaces 103/104) |
3 |
| Elective B.A. Foreign Language OR B.S. Requirement |
3 |
| VUSM 100 - Franciscan Values and Traditions |
3 |
| Philosophical Inquiry |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Freshman Spring |
16 credits |
| ENGL 104 - Composition and Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 127 - Symposium |
1 |
| ENGL 201 - News Reporting and Writing |
3 |
| Elective B.A. Foreign Language OR B.S. Math/Science Requirement |
3 |
| ENGL 307 - Argumentative Writing (for students in 105 or 195 in fall semester) |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Sophomore Fall |
18 credits |
| ENGL 201 - Student Newspaper |
3 |
| ENGL 211 - Introduction to Creative Writing |
3 |
ENGL 220 - Survey of American Literature I OR
ENGL 231 - Survey of British Literature I |
3 |
| ENGL 255 - Colloquium I |
3 |
| Elective B.A. Foreign Language OR B.S. Math/Science Requirement |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Sophomore Spring |
18 credits |
ENGL 232 - Survey of British Literature II OR
ENGL 221 - Survey of American Literature II |
3 |
| ENGL 227 - Symposium |
3 |
| ENGL 307 - Argumentative Writing (for students in 103/104 in freshman year) |
3 |
| ENGL 336 - Shakespeare |
3 |
| VUSM 200 - Living in a Diverse World |
3 |
| Elective B.A. Foreign Language OR B.S. Math Science Requirement |
3 |
| Junior Fall |
15 credits |
| ENGL 396 - History of the English Language |
3 |
| ENGL 455 - Colloquium II |
3 |
| ENGL 480 - Literary Criticism and Theory |
3 |
| VUSM 300 - Serving the Common Good |
3 |
| English Elective |
3 |
| Junior Spring |
16 credits |
| ENGL 327 - Symposium |
1 |
| English Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Scientific Reasoning in the Social Sciences |
3 |
| English Elective |
3 |
| Senior Fall |
16 credits |
| ENGL 426 - Thesis Proposal |
1 |
| English Elective |
3 |
| VUSM 400 - The Ethical Life |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Scientific Reasoning in the Natural Sciences |
3 |
| Integrating Faith and Practice |
3 |
| Senior Spring |
15 credits |
| ENGL 427 - Symposium |
1 |
| ENGL 481 - Seminar |
2 |
| English Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |