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 fulfillment 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 ENGL courses at the 100-level, excluding ENGL 119 and ENGL 129R (see Notes 1 and 4)
     • ENGL 200A, 200B (Survey of British Literature – see Note 3)
     • ENGL 251A, 251B (Criticism 1 and Criticism 2 – see Note 3)
     • two of ENGL 305A, 305B, 306A, 306B, 306C, 306D, 306E, 306F, 306G, 310A, 310B, 310C, 325, 330A, 330B, 350A, 350B, 361, 362, 363, 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 additional ENGL courses (see Note 1), four of which must be at the 300- or 400-level

Notes:

1. Students may use only two English courses at the 100-level to fulfill English plan requirements; additional 100-level English courses may count as degree electives. Courses transferred from other institutions without a specific course designation (e.g., ENGL 2XX) may only be counted towards the English electives.
2. Results from all English courses taken at the University of Waterloo are used to calculate the cumulative English average. 
3. ENGL 200A, 200B, 251A, 251B are strongly recommended for second year. First-Year students are strongly advised not to enrol in English courses at the 300- or 400-level.
4. A maximum of two of the following courses may be used to fulfill English plan requirements: ENGL 210E-I, 309E, 376R, 377R. The following English courses do not fulfill English course requirements for any English plan, including the minor: ENGL 119 (formerly ENGL 109M), 129R, 240R, 241R. These courses are designed primarily to make students aware of the different functions of language in various contexts and to assist them in improving their writing.  
5. Although the Department of English provides advisors to help students choose their academic plans, arrange their courses and conform with the University, Faculty, and Department regulations, students are urged to study the Undergraduate Calendar very carefully because they are themselves responsible for failure to abide by these regulations.