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Your Virginia Tech English Degree

Discover the structure of a Virginia Tech English Degree through liberal education requirements, major options, and elective choices. Get tips on meeting curriculum goals and arranging your schedule effectively.

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Your Virginia Tech English Degree

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  1. Your Virginia Tech English Degree Consists of 120 hours: • Liberal Ed Requirements (roughly 36 hrs) • Major Requirements (51-55 hrs) • Free University Electives (remaining hrs)

  2. CLE Areas (36 hrs) • 1: First-Year Writing6 hrs • 2: Ideas, Cultural Traditions, & Values6 hrs • 3: Society & Human Behavior 6 hrs • 4: Scientific Reasoning & Discovery 6 hrs • 5: Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning 6 hrs • 6: Creativity and Aesthetic Experience3 hrs • 7: Critical Issues in a Global Context 3 hrs (double-dipper?)

  3. Curriculum for Liberal Education • The CLE Guide, which contains lists of Area 1-7 classes, is available online at http://www.cle.prov.vt.edu/guides/ • This PDF is a great reference for required classes and free electives. We advise students to check for the new school year’s updated version.

  4. Major Requirements: 3 Parts 1. ENGL Core Foundations, Lit Traditions, Global Literacy, & Capstone 2. Option Requirements 3. Free ENGL Electives

  5. Major Requirements (50-54 hrs) Three Major Options *Each option has its own checklist(s). Before you leave, please take a copy of each for a clear overview of your choices within the major. 1. Creative Writing (54 hrs) 2. Professional Writing (51 hrs) 3. Literature, Language, and Culture: • Literature Track (52 hrs) • Pre-Law Track (52 hrs) • Pre-Education Track (55 hrs)

  6. Major Requirements: The English Core The English Core (24 hrs) • 2604: Intro to Critical Reading * 3 hrs • 2614: Electronic Portfolio * 2 hrs • 2515: Survey of Brit Lit Iand2516: Survey of Brit Lit II6 hrs • 2525: Survey of Am Lit Ior2526: Survey of Am Lit II3 hrs • 4165: Shakespeare Ior4166: Shakespeare II3 hrs • 3534: Lit & Ecology or3644: Postcolonial Lit or 3 hrs3954: Study Abroad • 4XXX: Senior E Portfolio

  7. Core Requirements • Capstone or Senior Seminar • ENGL 4704: Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction • ENGL 4714: Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry • ENGL 4784: Senior Seminar in Literature • ENGL 4874: Professional & Public Discourse (PW)

  8. Major Requirements: Option Specifics Creative Writing (54 hrs) includes: • Creative Writing: Poetry • Creative Writing: Fiction • Fiction for Young People • Creative Nonfiction • Playwriting

  9. Major Requirements: Option Specifics Professional Writing (51 hrs) includes: • Professional Writing • Technical Editing & Style • Designing Documents for Print • Writing for the Web • Issues in Professional and Public Discourse

  10. Major Requirements: Option Specifics Lit, Language, & Culture (hours vary depending on track) includes: • Author courses: C.S. Lewis, Chaucer, Morrison • Period courses: Medieval, Renaissance, Victorian, Modern, Contemporary • Various topic courses: Children’s Lit, Women’s Lit, Native American Lit, Literature & the Law, Literary Criticism & Theory, Linguistics

  11. Major Requirements: Option Specifics • The Pre-Law track recommends elective hours of study:Sociology, Philosophy, History, Business. • The Pre-Education track prepares you for possible application to graduate school (MAED). *Note: If you are interested in teaching elementary school, you MUST let us know as soon as you can!

  12. Major Requirements: ENGL Electives ENGL electives (9-12 hrs) for ALL checklists: • Your choice, but remember: • Only 1 course can be under the 3000 level. • 2 courses must be on the 4000 level. ***Professional writers have only 6 hrs and must talk to your advisors about under 3000 level courses.

  13. You Must… • Formalize your option choice by the time you are a 60-hour junior, if not sooner • Run a What-If DARs (Degree Audit Report) to assist in option choice • Run a real DARs to chart your progress to degree • Visit Cathy Skinner and Vanessa Ruccolo until you are assigned a new faculty advisor within your option who will also act as your mentor • You are subject to checklist changes until you are a 60-hour junior

  14. Sample DARs Report

  15. Sample DARs Report

  16. Arranging Your Schedule • Twice each academic year you will course request for classes: • October and March • Period of 1 week • Use Hokie SPA • This period is called Course Request. • Course request results will be returned to you about 3 weeks after you register for classes. • You might not get every course you request. • Preference is not first-come, first-served but is based on rank.

  17. Rearranging Your Schedule • After Course Request results are returned, you can alter your schedule. • This period is known as Drop/Add. • Drop/Add is open for a limited period each semester after Course Request. • During summer, fall Drop/Add is closed. Drop/Add becomes available in August, before classes begin. • For Course Request and for Drop/Add, you should consult your advisor to ensure that you are registering for courses that will count toward your degree.

  18. For More Information on the Department: • Departmental Web Site: http://www.english.vt.edu • Email: Cathy Skinner (lskinner@vt.edu) Vanessa Ruccolo (vruccolo@vt.edu)

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