Department of English
Bachelor of English: The undergraduate English major consists of 36 hour of English at the 300-level or above, including 12 hours of 400-level courses.
BA English Degree Plan [PDF]
English Licensure: Requirements for licensure include (1) and ACT composite score
of 21 or higher with no scale score below 18, (2) a minimum grade point average
of 2.65 on the 44-semester-hour general education core curriculum, (3) demonstration
of basic technology literacy, (4) No English grades lower than a “C”,
(5) admission to the teacher education program, (6) completion of 32 hours in
professional education courses, and (7) satisfactory grades on Praxis II examinations.
BA English Licensure Degree Plan [PDF]
Minor in English: Eighteen hours of courses above the 200-level.
Click here if you are interested in the Live Oak Writing Project.
Contact Dr. Wil Watson, Associate Professor, for more information.
Submissions are now being accepted for the Coast Lines literary journal. Click here for more information or contact Dr. Wil Watson at wil.watson@usm.edu.