Oct 24, 2025  
2025-2026 Lakeland University Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Lakeland University Undergraduate Catalog

Four-Year Plan: English


 
Year One
Fall Semester Semester Hrs Grade Spring Semester  Semester Hrs
Distributional Study #1 3   Distributional Study #3 3
ENG 190 - Approaching Literature  (DS #2) 3   Distributional Study #4 3
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing (4 semester hours)   4   Elective Course 3
GEN 130 - First Year Seminar I   3  

English Elective Course #1*

3

MAT 120 - Quantitative Reasoning  OR 

MAT 140 - Advanced Algebra +

3  

GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research  

3
Total Hours 16   Total Hours 15
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course 3   Elective Course 3
Elective Course 3   Elective Course 3
Year Two
Fall Semester Semester Hrs Grade Spring Semester Semester Hrs
Distributional Study #5 3   Distributional Study #6 3
Elective Course 3   Distributional Study #7 3
Emphasis Course #1^ 3   Elective Course 3

English Elective Course #2*

3   Elective Course 3
GEN 3XX - Seminar II 3   Emphasis Course #2^ 3
Total Hours 15   Total Hours 15
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course 3   Elective Course 3
Elective Course 3   Elective Course 3
Year Three
Fall Semester Semester Hrs Grade Spring Semester Semester Hrs
Elective Course 3   Elective Course 3
Emphasis Course #3^  3   Elective Course 3
English Elective Course #3* 3   Emphasis Course #4^  3
ENG 320 - Exploring American Literature   3   ENG 325 - How We Write: Style in Composition   3

ENG 370 - Shakespeare  OR

ENG 420 - Single Author Seminar  

3   GEN 4XX - Seminar III (WI) 3
Total Hours 15   Total Hours 15
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course 3   Elective Course 3
Elective Course 3   Elective Course 3
Year Four
Fall Semester Semester Hrs Grade Spring Semester Semester Hrs
Elective Course 1   Elective Course 3
Elective Course 3   Elective Course 3
Emphasis Course #5^  3   Elective Course 3
Emphasis Course #6^ OR Elective Course 3   Elective Course 3

ENG 311 - Exploring Early British Literature  OR

ENG 312 - Exploring Later British Literature  

3   ENG 498 - Advanced Textual Studies (WI)   3
Total Hours 16   Total Hours 15
Total Semester Hours for Graduation = 121

Notes:

+ Students will add one (1) semester hour if they also complete:

  • MAT 120W - Quantitative Reasoning Workshop (1 semester hour) OR
  • MAT 140W - Advanced Algebra Workshop (1 semester hour) ​

+ Three additional courses (9 semester hours)

* English Majors must complete one of the following emphasis choices:

Cooperative Education & Professional Writing 

 

* Emphasis Continued:

Literature & Global Culture

Text & Image