Arts Academic Plans

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

Eligibility for graduation in the Three-Year General English - Language and Literature 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 cumulative 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 3)
     • Survey of British Literature: ENGL 200A, ENGL 200B 
     • Criticism: ENGL 251
     • Literatures Medieval to Romantic; History and Theory of Language: two of ENGL 305A, ENGL 305B, ENGL 306A, ENGL 306B, ENGL 306D, ENGL 306F, ENGL 306G, ENGL 310A, ENGL 310B, ENGL 310C, ENGL 330A, ENGL 330B, ENGL 350A, ENGL 350B, ENGL 361, ENGL 362/THPERF 386, ENGL 363/THPERF 387, ENGL 364, ENGL 367, ENGL 410/GSJ 410, ENGL 411, ENGL 412, ENGL 484 
     • 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, ENGL 485
     • Literatures Modern to Contemporary: one of ENGL 308/GSJ 307, ENGL 315, ENGL 316, ENGL 318, ENGL 322, ENGL 324, ENGL 344, ENGL 346, ENGL 346R/EASIA 346R, ENGL 347, ENGL 425, ENGL 460A, ENGL 460B, ENGL 460C, ENGL 460D, ENGL 463/GSJ 463, ENGL 471, ENGL 486 
     • Electives: three additional ENGL courses at the 200-level or above (see Notes 1 and 3)

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. 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. The following English courses do not fulfil English course requirements for the Three-Year General English plan: 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.  
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.
5. No one course may fulfil more than one requirement within this plan.