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 Program-level requirements. See Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements.
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)
     • Survey of British Literature: ENGL 200A, ENGL 200B (see Note 3)
     • Criticism: ENGL 251A, ENGL 251B (see Note 3)
     • Literatures Medieval to Romantic; History and Theory of Language: two of ENGL 305A, ENGL 305B, ENGL 306A, ENGL 306B, ENGL 306C, ENGL 306D, ENGL 306F, ENGL 306G, ENGL 310A, ENGL 310B, ENGL 310C, ENGL 330A, ENGL 330B, ENGL 350A, ENGL 350B, ENGL 361, ENGL 362, ENGL 363, ENGL 364, ENGL 376R, ENGL 377R, ENGL 410A, ENGL 410B, ENGL 410C, ENGL 410D, ENGL 410E, ENGL 410F
     • Literatures Romantic to Modern: one of ENGL 313, ENGL 325, ENGL 342, ENGL 343, ENGL 345, ENGL 348, ENGL 430A, ENGL 430B, ENGL 451A, ENGL 451B
     • Literatures Modern to Contemporary: one of ENGL 315, ENGL 316, ENGL 318, ENGL 322, ENGL 344, ENGL 346, ENGL 347, ENGL 460A, ENGL 460B, ENGL 460C, ENGL 460D, ENGL 463
     • six additional ENGL courses (see Note 1) three of which must be at the 300-level 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, ENGL 200B, ENGL 251A, ENGL 251B are strongly recommended for second year. 
4. A maximum of two of the following courses may be used to fulfill English plan requirements: ENGL 210E-ENGL 210I, ENGL 309E, ENGL 376R, ENGL 377R. The following English courses do not fulfill English course requirements for any English plan, including the minor: ENGL 119, ENGL 129R. 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.