Arts Academic Plans

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

Eligibility for graduation in the Four-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 eight academic course units (16 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, ENGL 193/SPCOM 193 (see Note 1)
     • Survey of British Literature: one of ENGL 200A, ENGL 200B
     • Criticism: ENGL 251         
     • ENGL 292
     • Literature: two 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 
     • History and Theory of Rhetoric: ENGL 309A, ENGL 309C
     • Professional Writing: one of ENGL 210E, 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: two 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
     • Special Topics: one of ENGL 481, ENGL 484, ENGL 485, ENGL 486, ENGL 491, ENGL 492, ENGL 493, ENGL 494
     • Electives: two ENGL courses, one of which must be at the 300-level or above

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. Rhetoric, Media, and Professional Communication students are strongly advised to take a university-level course in computer science.
3. Students preparing themselves for teaching careers or graduate studies in English may wish to include further courses in literature as part of their electives.
4. 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.