Arts Academic Plans

Honours English – Literature and Rhetoric may be taken in either the co-op or regular mode.

Continuation in this academic plan requires a cumulative overall average of 60% and cumulative English average of 75%.

Eligibility for graduation in the Honours English – Literature and Rhetoric 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 ten academic course units (20 courses) in English (usually divided 2-6-6-6 among the four years), with a minimum cumulative average of 75 %, including:
     • two ENGL courses at the 100-level, excluding ENGL 119 and 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)
     • ENGL 292, 301H
     • two of ENGL 305A, 305B, 310A, 310B, 325, 330A, 330B, 350A, 350B, 361, 362, 363, 410A, 410B, 410C, 410D, 484 (British and Commonwealth Literature before 1800)
     • one of ENGL 430A, 430B, 451A, 451B, 460A, 460B, 460C, 463, 487 (British and Commonwealth Literature since 1800)
     • one of ENGL 313, 315, 316, 318, 322, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 490 (North American Literature)
     • two of ENGL 309A, 309B, 309C (Students who take 309A, 309B, and 309C may count one toward their Rhetoric and Theory electives.)
     • one of ENGL 306A, 306B, 306C, 306D, 306E, 306F, 306G (Students who take more than one of the 306 courses may count these towards their Rhetoric and Theory electives.)
     • three ENGL courses from among other 306 courses, 309 courses, 293, 319, 320, 365, 366, 371, 376R, 377R, 392A, 392B, 406, 407, 408A, 408B, 408C, 409A, 470A, 470B , 470C, 471, 481, 495 A/B (Rhetoric and Theory electives)
     • two additional ENGL courses (see Note 1)

Notes:

1. Students may use only two English courses at the 100-level to fulfil English plan requirements; additional 100-level ENGL 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, and 292 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. 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.