Arts Academic Plans

Continuation in this academic plan requires a cumulative minimum overall average of 60% and cumulative minimum English major average of 65%.

Eligibility for graduation in the Three-Year General English - Rhetoric, Media, and Professional Communication academic plan includes successful completion of the following requirements:

1. Appropriate program-level requirements. See Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements.
2. English plan-level requirements:
   • a minimum English major average of 65%
   • at least six academic course units (12 courses) in English, including:
     • two ENGL courses at the 100-level, excluding ENGL 119, ENGL 129R/EMLS 129R, ENGL 191/SPCOM 191, ENGL 192/SPCOM 192, and ENGL 193/SPCOM 193 (see Notes 1 and 4)
     • Survey of British Literature: ENGL 200A, ENGL 200B
     • Criticism: ENGL 251
     • Introductory Rhetoric: one of ENGL 292, ENGL 306A
     • Literature: one of ENGL 305A, ENGL 305B, ENGL 310A, ENGL 310B, ENGL 310C, ENGL 313, ENGL 315, ENGL 316, ENGL 318, ENGL 322, ENGL 325, ENGL 330A, ENGL 330B, ENGL 342, ENGL 343, ENGL 344, ENGL 345, ENGL 346, ENGL 347, ENGL 348, ENGL 350A, ENGL 350B, ENGL 361, ENGL 362/THPERF 386, ENGL 363/THPERF 387, ENGL 364, ENGL 410A, ENGL 410B, ENGL 410C, ENGL 410D, ENGL 410E, ENGL 410F/GSJ 410, ENGL 430A, ENGL 430B, ENGL 451A, ENGL 451B, ENGL 460A, ENGL 460B, ENGL 460C, ENGL 460D, ENGL 463/GSJ 463, ENGL 484, ENGL 485, ENGL 486
     • History and Theory of Rhetoric: one of ENGL 309A, ENGL 309C
     • Professional Writing: one of ENGL 210E, ENGL 210F, ENGL 210G, ENGL 210H, ENGL 210I/LS 291, ENGL 210J
     • Communication Design: one of ENGL 371, ENGL 392A, ENGL 392B, ENGL 403/DAC 400, ENGL 408A, ENGL 408B, ENGL 408C, ENGL 470C, ENGL 471, ENGL 472
     • Forms of Media and Critical Analysis; History and Theory of Language: one of ENGL 306A, ENGL 306B, ENGL 306C, ENGL 306D, ENGL 306F, ENGL 306G, ENGL 309G/SPCOM 434/HIST 309/GSJ 309, ENGL 319, ENGL 320, ENGL 406, ENGL 407, ENGL 409A, ENGL 470A, ENGL 470B
     • Elective: one additional ENGL course at the 200-level or above (see Notes 1, 3, and 4)

Notes 

1. Students may use only two English courses at the 100-level to fulfil 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 1XX) may only be counted towards the English electives.
2. ENGL 200A, ENGL 200B, ENGL 251 are strongly recommended for second year.
3. Students are reminded that they may not double count courses to fulfil plan requirements. For example, ENGL 306A may be counted as fulfilling the Introductory Rhetoric category or the Forms of Media and Critical Analysis; History and Theory of Language category, but it cannot be counted as fulfilling both.
4. A maximum of two of the following courses may be used to fulfil Three-Year General English plan requirements: ENGL 210E, ENGL 210F, ENGL 210G, ENGL 210H, ENGL 210I/LS 291, ENGL 309E/SPCOM 323, ENGL 376R, ENGL 377R. The following English courses do not fulfil English course requirements for the Three-Year General English plans: ENGL 119, ENGL 129R/EMLS 129R, ENGL 191/SPCOM 191, ENGL 192/SPCOM 192, ENGL 193/SPCOM 193. 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 Language and Literature provides advisors to help students choose their academic plans, arrange their courses, and conform with the University of Waterloo, Faculty of Arts, 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.