Arts Academic Plans

Continuation in this academic plan requires a cumulative overall average of 60% and cumulative English average of 70%.

Eligibility for graduation in the Four-Year General English academic plan includes successful fulfilment of the following requirements:

1. Appropriate BA Program-level requirements. See "Bachelor of Arts."
2. English Plan-level requirements:
   • at least eight academic course units (16 courses) in English, with a minimum cumulative average of 70%, including:
     • two of ENGL 101A, 101B, 102A, 102B, 103A, 103B, 104, 105A, 105B, 107, 108E, 108F, 108H, 108M, 109, 140R, 141R, 190 (see Note 1)
     • ENGL 200A, 200B (Survey of British Literature – see Notes 2 and 3)
     • ENGL 251A, 251B (Criticism 1 and Criticism 2 – see Note 3)
     • two of ENGL 305A, 305B, 310A, 310B, 310C, 330A, 330B, 350A, 350B, 361, 362, 363, 306A, 306B, 306C, 306D, 306E, 306F, 306G, 325, 410A, 410B, 410C, 410D, 430A, 430B, 451A, 451B, 460A, 460B, 460C, 463(Language and Periods of British and Commonwealth Literature)
     • one of ENGL 313, 315, 316, 318, 322, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348 (North American Literature)
     • seven other English courses (see Note 1), four of which must be at the 300- or 400-level

1. Students may use only two English courses at the 100-level to fulfil the minimum English requirements. Some English courses do not fulfil the English Major requirements for a degree in English (see English Undergraduate Course Descriptions). Students in the Three-Year or Four-Year General English plans, the Honours Literature plan, and the English Minor plan, may count a maximum of two of the following courses towards their English plan requirements: ENGL 209, 210E-I, 309E, 376R, 377R. Courses transferred from other institutions without a specific course designation (e.g., ENGL 2XX) may only be counted towards the English electives.
2. Students who have taken ENGL 101 in 1980/81 or earlier will not be required to take ENGL 200A/B. If taken, it will not count as an English Major credit.
3. ENGL 200A, 200B, 251A, 251B are strongly recommended for second year. If all four courses are not completed by the end of Year Two, they must be included in Year Three selection of courses, or the Department may refuse to grant approval of that selection of courses.
4. Results from all English courses taken at UW are used to calculate the cumulative English average.