General English Minor

Location(s): Main Campus

The general English minor encourages students to supplement their majors in other disciplines with a meaningful set of English courses, including at least one from the core list below. Students can choose a program of study that fits their needs and interests, with input from departmental advisors.

Course Requirements:

The English Minor consists of 6 total courses (24 credits) in English (ENG), Rhetoric (RHET), and/or Creative Writing (CW) and can be fulfilled through the following requirements.

A. Core Requirements

Students must complete at least one of the following courses:

Additional Requirements

A maximum of two courses may be taken at the lower-level (100/200)
At least one course must be a 400-level senior seminar
Internships (RHET 495) cannot count toward the minor
CW 250 and CW 350 can count toward the minor, but due to enrollment constraints, CW 450 cannot

Additional Information About the Program

Students must receive a minimum of a C- grade in order for a course to fulfill requirements for the minor, and no courses taken under the Pass/Fail option may be credited toward the minor.

Addendum: Updated from “three required courses and electives” to six total courses including one core course for the minor. Updated requirements for CW 350; 7/3/2025. Internship and Advanced Creative Wrtiting redundant information removed from Additional Information section; 7/8/2025.